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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”

Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
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.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
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.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
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.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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