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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 “Sponge Clipper”

Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
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.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
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.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
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.
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.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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