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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 “Whale Fisherman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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