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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 “Tuna Purse Seiner”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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