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“Oyster 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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Oyster Dredger”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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