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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 “Seafood Fisherman”

Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing 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.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
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.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
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.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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