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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

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Tasks for “Fishers and Related Fishing Workers”

Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
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.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
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.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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