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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 Dredge Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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