A professional who collects and captures sea life specimens, such as finfish, shellfish, and mammals working individually or as member of crew, using skin-diving equipment. Respnsibilities include:

• Dives or walks into sea and swims underwater to scout terrain and reach work area.
• Twists, cuts, and tears specimens, such as abalone, starfish, or sponge, from surface to which attached, and places specimens in container.
• Catches finfish and shellfish, using net.
• Signals boat crew to hoist container or net to surface.
• Places nets underwater to capture sea mammals, such as whales, porpoises, and dolphins.
• Stands watch to observe behavior of captured mammals.
• Swims in, around, and under nets to free captive and other quarry caught in net and to prevent injury, escape, or drowning.
• Restrains mammal with arms or nets, and rigs net or sling under catch to permit hoisting without bodily injury.