Self-Employed Fishers
Job description
These individuals fish for fish and other marine animals on board of their own boats.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Vehicle or passenger compartment
- Odours
- Humidity
- Hazardous workplaces
- Noise
Main tasks
- Operate a fishing vessel to catch fish and other marine animals.
- Determine the fishing grounds and set and maintain course to reach them.
- Steer vessels using navigational instruments.
- Direct the fishing and monitor the crew’s activities.
- Maintain the engine, fishing instruments, and on-board equipment.
- Keep a record of fishing activities, weather, and sea conditions.
- Evaluate operating costs and prepare a budget for each fishing season.
- Establish a fish marketing plan and maintain records of all financial transactions.
- Transport fish to processing plants or deliver fish to buyers, as required.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2022-2026
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Job prospects for 2022-2026
Job prospects
All of Québec
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2021
All of Québec
1,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 8.8% Female
- 91.2% Male
Not available.
- 8.8% Female
- 91.2% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage
All of Québec
Not available.
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Seasonal worker
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Seasonal worker
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 115291% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 3127% of jobs
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NAICS 412% of jobs
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NAICS 6241% of jobs
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NAICS 6241% of jobs
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Others-1% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 115291% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 3127% of jobs
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NAICS 412% of jobs
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NAICS 6241% of jobs
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NAICS 6241% of jobs
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Others-1% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
Also required
- Commercial fishing licence.
- Licence for each species of fish caught.
Sometimes required
- Several years of experience as Helper or Crew Member on a fishing vessel are usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Oral expression
- Operations and control
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Judgment and decision-making
- Critical thought
- Monitoring operations
Abilities
- Limb coordination
- Manual dexterity
- Reaction time
- Static muscle power
- Control accuracy
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Digital dexterity
- Hand-arm stability
- Speed control
- Classification
- Core strength
- Dynamic strength
- Depth perception
- Speech recognition
- Distance vision
- Near vision
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Oral comprehension
- Overall balance of the body
- Verbal skills
- Information organization
- Deductive reasoning
Knowledge and attributes
- Focussed on results
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Respect standards and regulations
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Sense of observation
- Tolerance to frequent temperature variations
- Knowledge of plant and animal production
- Patience
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Self-employment
- Work manually
- Develop and exploit natural resources
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
- Work outdoors
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Note about CNP
Occupational information is provided based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016. The 5-digit code of the NOC 2021 is shown in parentheses for information purposes only for occupations that correspond to those of NOC 2016.
Official name of the NOC 8262 (83121)
Fishermen/women
Job titles
- Fisherman
- Line fisherman
- Pot fisherman
- Crab fisherman
- Gill net fisherman
- Clam dredge operator
- Seaweed dragger
- Harpoon fisherman
- Seaweed harvesting machine operator
- Shellfish harvester operator
- Fishing vessel skipper
- Gillnetter skipper
- Trap boss - fishing
- Inshore fisherman
- Weir fisherwoman
- Handliner fisherman
- Longline fisherwoman
- Purse seine fisherman
- Danish seine fisherman
- Otter trawl fisherman
- Beam trawl fisherwoman
- Trap fisherwoman
- Pound net fisherman
- Shellfish fisherwoman
- Lobster fisherman
- Prawn fisherman
- Clam fisherman
- Scallop dredger
- Shore fisherman
- Swordfish fisherman/woman
- Troller fisherwoman
- Longliner fisherman
- Seiner fisherwoman
Skill type
Natural resources, agriculture and related production
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Last update: April 28, 2023
