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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”

Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
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.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
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.
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.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
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.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.

Related Technology & Tools

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