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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 “Spear Fisher”

Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
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.
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.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
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.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.

Related Technology & Tools

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