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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”

Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
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.
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.
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.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
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.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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