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“Seaweed Harvester” 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 “Seaweed Harvester”

Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
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.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
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.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
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.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting 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.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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