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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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