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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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