Job Description:

• 1) Performs any combination of following tasks related to cultivating, growing, and harvesting or gathering shellfish, finfish, amphibians, and other marine life: Stakes or fences ponds and growing areas following specified pattern to lay out planting bed.

• 2) Sows spat on sea bottom and covers with sand and shell mixture.

• 3) Patrols shrimp ponds and tidal pens on foot or by motorboat to detect presence of predators.

• 4) Transfers finfish from tanks to rearing ponds, using dip net.

• 5) Scatters food over growing area by hand or using blower.

• 6) Wades in water or drives boat to harvest area.

• 7) Collects marine life, using gill net, brail, shovel, or tongs.

• 8) Rigs and lowers dredge baskets, using block and tackle, and raises to empty catch.

• 9) Picks out marketable marine life and places in container, returning illegal catch to sea.

• 10) Packs and ices catch for shipment.

• 11) Unloads catch from boat deck, using conveyor, basket, or shovel.

• 12) Strings empty oyster shells on wire or places in basket.

• 13) Cleans ponds and tanks, and repairs screens, retaining walls, and fences.

• 14) Removes debris, seaweed, and predators from water to maintain growing area.

• 15) May be designated according to type of marine life worked as Clam-Bed Laborer; Fish Hatchery Laborer; Oyster-Bed Laborer; Shrimp Pond Laborer.