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Fishing Hand

OFO Code: 821601

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
821601
Occupation
Fishing Hand
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
ELEMENTARY OCCUPATIONS
Unit group
8216 · Fishery and Aquaculture Labourers

Official description
Fishery and aquaculture labourers, perform simple and routine tasks to cultivate, catch and harvest fish and seafood in aquaculture and inland, coastal and deep sea fishing operations.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Prawn Trawler Hand, Purse Seining Hand, Trawlerman, Fisherman, Greaser, Deep Sea Fisherman, Trawler Hand, Cray Fishing Hand, Fish Baiter, Fishing Boat Mate

  • Preparing nets, lines and other fishing tackle and other deck equipment
  • Handling mooring lines during docking
  • Gathering seaweed, sea mosses, clams and other molluscs
  • Operating fishing gear to catch fish and other marine life
  • Cleaning the sea-bed and feeding fish and molluscs that are being cultivated
  • Cleaning, sorting and packing fish and seafood in ice and salt and stowing catch in hold
  • Cleaning deck surfaces and fish hold

2. Demand status

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