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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”

Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
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.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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