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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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