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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 Hooker”

Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
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.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting 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.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.

Related Technology & Tools

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