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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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