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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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