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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”

Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
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.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
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.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
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.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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