Description
Harvest and cultivate oysters from reefs or leased beds using dredges, tongs, rakes, or cages. Operate workboats, cull and bag shellstock, and transport product while complying with tides, weather, permits, and shellfish sanitation regulations.
Skills
Process
- • Critical Thinking
Abilities
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
Flexibility, Balance, and Coordination
- • Extent Flexibility
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
Knowledge
Engineering and Technology
- • Mechanical
Law and Public Safety
- • Law and Government
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Related Pathways
Agriculture
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
