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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 “Scallop Dredger”

Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
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.
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.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
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.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.

Related Technology & Tools

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