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“Oyster Harvester” 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 Harvester”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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