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“Oyster Culler” 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 “Oyster Culler”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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