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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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