Fishers and Related Fishing Workers

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 Task

• Records date, harvest area, and yield in logbook.
• Rows boats and dinghies and operates skiffs to transport fishers, divers, and sponge hookers and to tow and position fishing equipment.
• Steers vessel in fishing area.
• Places catch in containers and stows in hold with salt and ice.
• Cultivates and harvests or gathers marine life, such as sponges, abalone, or oysters, from sea bottom, using diving or dredging equipment or barge.
• Negotiates with buyers for sale of catch.
• Lubricates, adjusts, and makes minor repairs to engines and fishing equipment.
• Washes deck, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brush, detergent, and water.
• Signals other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
• Sorts and cleans marine life, and returns undesirable or illegal catch to sea.
• Stands lookout for schools of fish and for steering and engine-room watches.
• Loads and unloads equipment and supplies aboard vessel, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
• Removes catch from fishing equipment and uses measuring equipment to ensure compliance with legal size.
• Hits fish with club or hooks fish with gaff to assist in hauling large fish from water.
• Attaches nets, slings, hooks, blades, and lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, and dredges.
• Pulls and guides nets, traps, and lines onto vessel, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
• Connects accessories, such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers, to nets, lines, or traps.
• Puts fishing equipment into water and anchors or tows equipment according to method of fishing.

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