| Job Title |
Shellfish Grower |
| Job Description |
Cultivates And Harvests Beds Of Shellfish, Such As Clams And
Oysters: Lays Out And Stakes Tide Flats (ground Beneath Shallow
Water Near Shoreline). Piles Up Stone, Poles, And Mud, Using
Farm Tractor And Hand Implements To Make Dikes To Control Water
Drainage At Low Tide. Removes Debris By Hand And Levels Soil
With Tractor And Harrow. Sows Spat By Hand Or With Shovel Or
Sets Out Strings Or Baskets Of Shells Onto Which Spat Attaches.
Covers Seeded Area With Mixture Of Sand And Broken Shells Or
Transfers Seeded Strings Or Baskets To Growing Area. Rigs Net Or
Star Mop (mop Of Heavy Rope Yarn) And Drags It Over Bed Behind
Power Boat To Entangle And Remove Shellfish Predators, Such As
Crabs And Starfish. Walks About Bed At Low Tide, And Scoops Or
Digs Shellfish And Piles Them Onto Barge Or Mud Sled, Using
Pitchfork Or Shovel. Packs Shellfish, According To Market
Specifications, In Containers And Returns Small Ones To Bed.
Poles Barge To Wharf At High Tide Or Pulls It, Using Boat. Drags
Mud Sled From Bed, Using Tractor. May Pour Oil Around Bed And
Spread Oil-treated Sand Over Bed With Shovel To Form Chemical
Barrier To Shellfish Predators. May Reach From Boat With
Rake-tongs And Grope For Shellfish By Moving Handles To Open And
Close Tongs. May Supervise Workers Who Cultivate And Harvest
Bed. May Negotiate With Buyers For Sale Of Crop. May Be
Designated According To Type Of Shellfish Grown As Clam Grower
(fishing & Hunt.); Oyster Grower (fishing & Hunt.).
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