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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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