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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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