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“Pot Fisher” 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 “Pot Fisher”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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