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“Shellfish Bed Worker” 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 “Shellfish Bed Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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