// Unit group · 6222

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.

6 Skilled Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Workers / 62 Market-Oriented Skilled Forestry, Fishery and Hunting Workers / 622 Fishery Workers, Hunters and Trappers / All level 4

// Working conditions

Confined spacesHeat and coldLifting and postureMachineryShift work

// Hand tools

  1. 1General Hand Tool Operation
  2. 2Wrenches

preparing and repairing nets and other fishing gear and equipment

selecting area 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.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Coastal fishery skipper
- Fisher (coastal waters)
- Fisher (inland waters)

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Fishing operations manager - 1312
- Deep-sea fisher - 6223
- Oyster diver - 7541
- Fishery labourer - 9216

Indexed job titles 11