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“Purse Seiner” 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 “Purse Seiner”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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