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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 “Menhaden Fishing Crew Member”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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