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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 Tonger”

Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
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.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing 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.
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.
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.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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