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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 Fisherman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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