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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 “Otter Trawler Boatswain”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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