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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”

Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
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.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
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.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
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.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
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.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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