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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 “Shellfish Grower”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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