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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 “Crab Fisherman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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