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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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