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“Scalloper” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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