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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 “Commercial Ocean Clammer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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