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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 “Troller”

Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
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.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
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.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
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.
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.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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