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“Clam Dredger” will probably be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Use nets, fishing rods, traps, or other equipment to catch and gather fish or other aquatic animals from rivers, lakes, or oceans, for human consumption or other uses. May haul game onto ship.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 45-3011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 30,740.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
Currently, there are 520 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Fishers and Related Fishing Workers”.

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Tasks for “Clam Dredger”

Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.

Related Technology & Tools

Gaffs
Net haulers
Longline spools
Bait nets
Safety vests
Bench-mounted crimpers
Scottish seines
Inflatable life rafts
Personal computers
Commercial fishing vessel lifeboats
Bullet buoys
Dogbones
Purse seines
Distress flares
Fishing life preservers
Dehookers
Seiners
Beach seines
Balloon trawls
Emergency position-indicating radio beacons
Fishing rowboats
Hook files
Fixed blade knives
Fishing poles
Marine radar navigation systems
Fishing dredges
Lobster traps
Longline blocks
Trotlines
Fishing scissors
Planers
Midwater trawls
Pound nets
Radio buoys
Anchor release hooks
Downriggers
Weir traps
Trap harnesses
Hook counters
Scuba diving equipment
Undecked fishing vessels
Fishing dinghies
Hand capstans
Triplex trawls
Life throw rings
Pulse trawls
Skiffs
Dip nets
Searchlight sonars
Longline snaps
Gillnetters
Wood shell blocks
Stake nets
Set nets
Satellite radios
Bait freezers
Distress flags
Sink lines
Line haulers
Fishing utility knives
Mooring buoys
Anchors
Ice shovels
Stow nets
Digital spring balance scales
Fish magnets
Acorn buoys
Jigs
Fish finders
Foam-filled marine fenders
Magnetic compasses
Trollers
Hydraulic windlasses
Large decked fishing vessels
Leader carts
Hoop nets
Float lines
Fish pots
Half-face respirators
Net cleaning machines
Electric windlasses
Gill nets
Immersion suits
Bilge pumping systems
Shrimp winches
Boat hooks
Anchor chains
Marine hard hats
Knuckle-boom cranes
Power blocks
Commercial fish or shark hooks
Longline haulers
Thimbles
Chain stoppers
Tablet computers
Crab nets
Pneumatic marine fenders
Trolling blocks
Toggles
Trawlers
Fathometer sonar equipment
Radio direction finders RDF
Commercial fishing line sinkers
Hydraulic capstans
Line setters
Crab tongs
Marine sextants
Crab pots
Handlines
Deck winches
Electric bottom-fishing reels
Strobe lights
Drift nets
Drogues
Multibeam sonar equipment
Laptop computers
Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
Jigging machines
Otter trawls
Fishing spears
Gypsy hoists
Lobster pots
Mooring lines
Fish tag guns
Fishing pliers
Polyballs
Trammel nets
Danish seines
Hand crimpers
Slat boxes
Harpoons
Eel traps
Marine first aid equipment
Cast nets
Wire rope cutters
Groundlines
Hook timers
Pot haulers
Pair trawls
Small decked fishing vessels
Hand windlasses
Fish transfer pumps
Marine radar reflectors
Brailers
Marine fire extinguishers
Snatch blocks

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