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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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