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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 “Shell Fisherman”

Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
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.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
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.
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

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

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