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Job Description

Use nets, fishing rods, traps, or other equipment to catch and gather fish or other aquatic animals from rivers, lakes, or oceans, for human consumption or other uses. May haul game onto ship.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 45-3011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 30,740.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
Currently, there are 520 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Fishers and Related Fishing Workers”.

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Tasks for “Menhaden Fishing Crew Member”

Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.

Related Technology & Tools

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Drift nets
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Weir traps
Shrimp winches
Dip nets
Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
Half-face respirators
Line haulers
Commercial fishing line sinkers
Trotlines
Marine hard hats
Trollers
Purse seines
Wire rope cutters
Hand windlasses
Hook counters
Bait freezers
Skiffs
Scottish seines
Hand crimpers
Chain stoppers
Hoop nets
Snatch blocks
Gillnetters
Life throw rings
Small decked fishing vessels
Marine radar reflectors
Drogues
Searchlight sonars
Wood shell blocks
Scuba diving equipment
Bullet buoys
Marine sextants
Fishing life preservers
Stake nets
Multibeam sonar equipment
Slat boxes
Leader carts
Marine radar navigation systems
Anchor release hooks
Longline haulers
Marine first aid equipment
Toggles
Net haulers
Planers
Fishing scissors
Anchor chains
Danish seines
Balloon trawls
Fishing rowboats
Bilge pumping systems
Jigging machines
Trap harnesses
Fishing utility knives
Set nets
Beach seines
Hydraulic windlasses
Thimbles
Jigs
Immersion suits
Seiners
Gill nets
Hook files
Pound nets
Digital spring balance scales
Otter trawls
Anchors
Net cleaning machines
Gypsy hoists
Foam-filled marine fenders
Inflatable life rafts
Pulse trawls
Lobster pots
Float lines
Sink lines
Acorn buoys
Eel traps
Fish finders
Distress flags
Pneumatic marine fenders
Lobster traps
Tablet computers
Cast nets
Crab tongs
Deck winches
Dogbones
Triplex trawls
Distress flares
Strobe lights
Commercial fishing vessel lifeboats
Electric bottom-fishing reels
Ice shovels
Laptop computers
Gaffs
Bench-mounted crimpers
Fishing dinghies
Satellite radios
Fish pots
Pot haulers
Fathometer sonar equipment
Stow nets
Harpoons
Polyballs
Crab pots
Safety vests
Trolling blocks
Fish magnets
Longline snaps
Trawlers
Pair trawls
Dehookers
Groundlines
Fishing dredges
Crab nets
Emergency position-indicating radio beacons
Knuckle-boom cranes
Brailers
Longline spools
Fish transfer pumps
Boat hooks
Line setters
Hand capstans
Undecked fishing vessels
Bait nets
Fishing poles
Commercial fish or shark hooks
Electric windlasses
Power blocks
Mooring buoys
Hydraulic capstans
Large decked fishing vessels
Fishing spears
Mooring lines
Fishing pliers
Downriggers
Handlines
Fish tag guns
Radio direction finders RDF
Fixed blade knives
Longline blocks
Radio buoys
Trammel nets
Hook timers
Magnetic compasses

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