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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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