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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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