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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 “Pearl Fisherman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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