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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 Captain”

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.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.
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.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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