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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 “Weir Fisher”

Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
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.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
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.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
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.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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