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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Shrimp Trawler”

Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
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.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.

Related Technology & Tools

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