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“Net Mender” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 Mender”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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