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“Terrapin Fisher” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 “Terrapin Fisher”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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