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       CODE: 461.684-010 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): SEALER (fishing & hunt.) alternate titles: fisher, seal
Kills seals for pelts, using clubs: Rounds up droves of bachelor seals resting or sleeping on
beach adjacent to, but distinct from, rookery, using pole to prod them and keep them together.
Drives male seals inland to killing grounds, and sorts droves into pods. Kills male seals that are
within specified age and size limits, by striking them on head with club, after allowing others to
escape. Severs skin around head and flippers of dead seal, using knife, pins its skull to ground
with metal bar, and pulls off seal's skin from head to tail. Loads pelts onto trucks for
transportation to plant for cleaning and curing. Washes pelts in sea water. Scrapes fat and blubber
from pelts, using hand scraper. Cures pelts in salt or brine, sprinkles boric acid on skin side of
pelt to prevent bacterial development, and packs and salts pelts in barrels for shipment and further
processing. May be designated according to specific task performed as Seal Driver (fishing & hunt.);
Seal Killer (fishing & hunt.); Seal Skinner (fishing & hunt.). Sealing operations are controlled by
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
GOE: 03.04.03 STRENGTH: M GED: R2 M2 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 79999F Hunters and Trappers
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