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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”

Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
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.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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