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“Shellfish Dredge Operator” 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 Dredge Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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