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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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