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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”

Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
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.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
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.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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