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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 “Scalloper”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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