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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 “Second Mate”

Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
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.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
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.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Locate fish, using fish-finding 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.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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