Ambergriss tracker

One of the incredibly technologically important but disparaged jobs in mer society is tracking both Crescent Faced Porpoises and Stickerburr Squid to collect the porpoise ambergris that is produced several hours after the squid are eaten.
The ambergris is at this point slimy, foul smelling, and mixed with refuse. After collection it is gathered into large waxed leather twine bags. These bags are woven tightly enough that the ambergris does not seep through and scatter into the ocean again. But it is woven loosely enough that seawater can seep through and cure it properly. The bags of ambergris stored tightly strung on poles where currents can run through them easily.
Over the course of several weeks the ambergris hardens into its waxy form which is when it is ready to be moved to more compact ageing storage in undersea tunnels. Trackers move the ambergris into tighter woven bags and attach it to any available surface in the caves for a year or more. The job is boring, low paying, and smelly. And that doesn't even account for the actual tracking part which is both time consuming and exhausting. If both the squid and the porpoises are lost somehow finding them again is of utmost importance and can take a week or more of an even more tightly packed schedule.
Despite the importance of harvesting porpoise ambergris for silver based enchanted items such as Clearwater Harness's. The job retains its reputation as a useless and disgusting profession that fuels a vain money hungry market from before Ambergris Enameling was developed. The reputation stems from the pleasant musky smell that aged ambergris produces when heated.
The lack of attempts at a shift in branding is making many ambergris trackers increasingly irate. It is true enough that their job is manual labor and has the around strong and unplesent scents constantly. But it is far from unskilled work and now with the advancements in enchanting that their trade is driving they are ready to talk about it.