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“Shrimp Trawler” 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 “Shrimp Trawler”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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