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“Commercial Fishing Vessel Operator” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 “Commercial Fishing Vessel Operator”

Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
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.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
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.
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.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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