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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 “Sea Shell Gatherer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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