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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 “Shrimping Boat 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.
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.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
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.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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