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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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