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“Shellfish Grower” 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 Grower”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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