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“Quahogger” 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 “Quahogger”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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