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Fishing and Hunting Workers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Hunt, trap, catch, or gather wild animals or aquatic animals and plants. May use nets, traps, or other equipment. May haul catch onto ship or other vessel.

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This source lists 29 tasks, including 12 marked Core and 17 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2025.

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29 tasks shown

Core · Task 23403 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.

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Core · Task 23410 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.

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Core · Task 23428 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Direct fishing or hunting operations, and supervise crew members.

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Core · Task 23419 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.

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Core · Task 23402 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Travel on foot, by vehicle, or by equipment such as boats, snowmobiles, helicopters, snowshoes, or skis to reach hunting areas.

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Core · Task 23415 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Select, bait, and set traps, and lay poison along trails, according to species, size, habits, and environs of birds or animals and reasons for trapping them.

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Core · Task 23408 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.

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Core · Task 23424 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.

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Core · Task 23423 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.

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Core · Task 23427 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.

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Core · Task 23429 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment.

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Core · Task 23426 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.

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Supplemental · Task 23406 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Scrape fat, blubber, or flesh from skin sides of pelts with knives or hand scrapers.

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Supplemental · Task 23400 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps.

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Supplemental · Task 23411 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.

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Supplemental · Task 23421 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Kill or stun trapped quarry, using clubs, poisons, guns, or drowning methods.

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Supplemental · Task 23405 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Maintain and repair trapping equipment.

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Supplemental · Task 23401 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land.

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Supplemental · Task 23407 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.

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Supplemental · Task 23414 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.

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Supplemental · Task 23409 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.

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Supplemental · Task 23412 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Obtain required approvals for using poisons or traps, and notify persons in areas where traps and poison are set.

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Supplemental · Task 23413 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Track animals by checking for signs such as droppings or destruction of vegetation.

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Supplemental · Task 23404 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured.

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Supplemental · Task 23418 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.

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Supplemental · Task 23416 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.

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Supplemental · Task 23425 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Teach or guide individuals or groups unfamiliar with specific hunting methods or types of prey.

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Supplemental · Task 23420 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Release quarry from traps or nets and transfer to cages.

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Supplemental · Task 23417 · 08/2025 · Occupational Expert

Participate in animal damage control, wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.

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