Inland and coastal waters fishery workers

Inland and coastal waters fishery workers, alone or as members of fishing-vessel crews, catch fish or gather other forms of aquatic life in inland or coastal waters, for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.

Job Responsibilities

• Preparing and repairing nets and other fishing gear and equipment
• Selecting areas for fishing, plotting courses and computing navigational positions using compass, charts and other aids
• Operating fishing vessels to, from and at fishing grounds
• Baiting, setting, operating and hauling in fishing gear by hand or using hoisting equipment
• Gathering various forms of aquatic life from shores and shallow waters
• Maintaining engine fishing gear and other on-board equipment
• Keeping records of transactions, fishing activities, weather and sea conditions and estimating costs and budgets
• Sorting, and storing catch in holds with salt and ice
• Removing catches from fishing equipment, measuring them to ensure compliance with legal size and returning undesirable or illegal catches to the water
• Directing fishing operations, and supervising fishing crew members