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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 “Net Fisher”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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