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“Wild Oyster Harvester” 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 “Wild Oyster Harvester”

Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting 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.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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