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“Oyster Planter” 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 Planter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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