Fishers and Related Fishing Workers

• Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
• Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
• Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
• Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
• Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
• Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
• Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
• Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
• Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
• Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
• Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
• Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
• Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
• Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
• Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
• Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
• Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.

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• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Fishers and Related Fishing Workers.