- Industry: Government; Labor
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A professional who feeds hydraulic press that bales broomcorn straw. Respnsibilities include:
* Places broomcorn in compression chamber of hydraulic press.
* Aligns stalks of straw in chamber to ensure that straws are not broken when compressed.
* Signals broomcorn thresher to bale broomcorn straw.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of fishing vessel crew engaged in deploying, retrieving, and repairing otter trawl net to catch fish, and operates winches to launch, tow, haul, hoist, and dump net. Respnsibilities include:
* Confers with captain, fishing vessel or mate, fishing vessel to ascertain specified fishing depth, terrain of ocean floor, and location of fish concentrations, and selects required otter trawl net and other fishing gear accordingly.
* Directs crew in attachment of floats, weights, otter boards (net guides), and other gear to trawl net preparatory to net deployment.
* Directs lowering of net over side of vessel, and moves winch controls to release otter boards and tow cables into sea.
* Observes action of otter boards to ensure that net is tangle free and in desired position, and moves winch controls to maintain even alignment and designated depth of net behind vessel, according to markings on tow cables.
* Monitors tension on tow cables during tow and moves winch controls as necessary to free net when snagged on obstructions, such as rough bottom, rock pinnacles, or sunken ships.
* Moves winch controls to haul filled trawl net from sea bottom to ship's stern, and directs crew to specified stations for retrieval of net and dumping of fish onto deck.
* Trains and directs crew in maintenance of fishing gear, such as reinforcing or replacing frayed or missing sections of trawl net and splicing frayed or weakened tow cables.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates seiner skiff to hold one end of purse seine in place while purse seiner circles school of fish to set net.
* Holds purse seine away from ship during pursing and brailing operations.
* May splash water with pole, on opposite side of school away from purse seiner, to prevent fish from escaping as fish are encircled by purse seine.
* May locate schools of fish sighted by other fishers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who catches finfish, shellfish, and other marine life alone or as crewmember on shore or aboard fishing vessel, using equipment such as dip, diver, gill, hoop, lampara, pound, trap, reef, trammel, and trawl nets; purse seine; and haul, drag, or beach seine. Respnsibilities include:
* Inserts and attaches hoops, rods, poles, ropes, floats, weights, beam runners, otter boards, and cables to form, reinforce, position, set, tow, and anchor net.
* Attaches flags and lights to buoys to identify net location.
* Puts net into water and anchors or tows net according to kind of net used, location of fishing area, and method of fishing.
* Hauls net to boat or ashore manually and using winch.
* Empties catch from net, using dip net, brail, buckets, hydraulic pump, and conveyor, and by lifting net, using block and tackle, and dumping catch.
* Stows catch in hold and containers, or transfers catch to base ship or buy boat.
* Fishing with some types of nets may be illegal in some states.
* May ride in skiff and hold end of net, as base ship discharges net, to surround school of fish or to pull net ends and trap fish.
* May sort and clean fish.
* May repair fishing nets and gear.
* May act as lookout or observe instruments to sight schools of fish.
* May be designated according to kind of net used as Fisher, Dip Net; Fisher, Diver Net; Fisher, Gill Net; Fisher, Hoop Net.
* May be designated. Respnsibilities include:
* Fisher, Haul, Drag, Or Beach Seine; Fisher, Lampara Net; Fisher, Pound Net or Trap; Fisher, Purse Seine; Fisher, Reef Net; Fisher, Trammel Net; Fisher, Trawl Net.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who fishes for marine life, including crab, eel, or lobster, using pots (cages with funnel-shaped net openings). Respnsibilities include:
* Ties marker float to line, attaches line to pot, fastens bait inside pot, and lowers pot into water.
* Hooks marker float with pole and pulls up pot.
* Reaches through hinged door of pot to remove catch or dumps catch on deck.
* Measures catch with fixed gauge to ensure compliance with legal size.
* Places legal catch in container and tosses illegal catch overboard.
* Places peg in hinge of claws to prevent lobsters, in container, from killing each other.
* May rig and lower dredge (rake scoop with bag net attached), drag dredge behind boat to gather marine life from water bottom, and hoist it to deck by hand or using block and tackle.
* May be designated according to type of marine life fished for as Fisher, Crab; Fisher, Eel; Fisher, Lobster.
* May work alone or as member of crew.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who catches terrapins by stretching net across marsh, creek, or river and routing terrapins downstream or with tide into net.
* May pole skiff among grassy waters and catch terrapins with hand net.
* May catch terrapins by hand while wading in mud and probing with stick.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who constructs weirs of brush or netting to catch fish. Respnsibilities include:
* Drives poles and stakes in channels at points of land extending into water, between islands, or in rapids to form circular or heart-shaped enclosure.
* Fastens stringers and weaves brush or netting horizontally between posts and stakes.
* Constructs lead of brush to deflect fish into trap.
* Removes fish from weir with purse seine.
* This method of fishing is considered illegal in some states when navigation and conservation are obstructed.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who constructs weirs of brush or netting to catch fish. Respnsibilities include:
* Drives poles and stakes in channels at points of land extending into water, between islands, or in rapids to form circular or heart-shaped enclosure.
* Fastens stringers and weaves brush or netting horizontally between posts and stakes.
* Constructs lead of brush to deflect fish into trap.
* Removes fish from weir with purse seine.
* This method of fishing is considered illegal in some states when navigation and conservation are obstructed.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who catches fish and other marine life with hooks and lines, working alone or as member of crew. Respnsibilities include:
* Lays out line and attaches hooks, bait, sinkers, and various anchors, floats, and swivels, depending on quarry sought.
* Puts line in water, and holds, anchors, or trolls (tows) line to catch fish.
* Hauls line onto boat deck or ashore by hand, reel, or winch, and removes catch.
* Stows catch in hold or boxes and packs catch in ice.
* May hit fish with club to stun it before removing it from hook.
* May fish with gaff to assist in hauling fish from water.
* May slit fish, remove viscera, and wash cavity to clean fish for storage.
* May steer vessel in fishing area.
* When fishing with line held in hand, is designated Fisher, Hand Line.
* When fishing with fixed line equipped with hooks hung at intervals on line, is designated according to whether line is trawl (anchored in water at both ends) as Fisher, Trawl Line; or trot (reaching across stream or from one bank) as Fisher, Trot Line.
* When fishing with line that is trolled, is designated Fisher, Troll Line.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who gathers or harvests marine life, such as sponges, abalone, pearl oysters, and geoducks from sea bottom, wearing wet suit and scuba gear, or diving suit with air line extending to surface. Respnsibilities include:
* Climbs overboard or is lowered into water from boat by lifeline.
* Picks up pearl oysters; tears sponges from sea bottom; pries abalone from rocks, using bar; and flushes geoducks from sand, using air gun connected to air compressor on boat.
* Places catch in bag or basket and tugs on line to have catch pulled to boat, or surfaces and empties catch on boat or in container.
* Signals other workers to extend or retract air lines.
* May monitor air lines and operate air compressor as alternating member of diving crew.
* May be designated according to quarry sought as Abalone Diver; Geoduck Diver; Pearl Diver; Sponge Diver.
Industry:Professional careers
