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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Trawler”

Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
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.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
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.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
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.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
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.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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