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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 “Tonger”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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