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“Seafood Fisherman” 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 “Seafood Fisherman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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