Will “Whale Fisherman” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

83% Chance of Automation

“Whale Fisherman” will probably be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #456 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Whale Fisherman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

MaxSea Time Zero Navigator NOAA
Catchlog Trading Catchlog
Signet Nobeltec Catch
P-Sea WindPlot
OLRAC Electronic Logbook Software Solution
MaxSea TIMEZERO