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“Oyster Floater” 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 Floater”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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