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Published on Jul 14 2025

Oyster Boat Deckhands

$20.32  per hour
Visa required: H-2B
From Oct 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2025

Employer

4020 22nd St. N.
Texas City, TX 77590
United States

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Job description

Attach apparatus devices to cable, boom & hoist. Load/unload equipment & supplies. Fish/dredge oysters (attach nets & lines, haul in catch), sort, clean catch, culling oysters, transplant oysters, store and unload oysters. Wash deck, equipment, cooler and cabin. Sort, clean and return undesirables and illegal size oysters to bay. Place PVC pipe and/or oyster markers in private oyster leases. Transplant oysters, shells and rocks. Secure and remove vessels docking lines to and from dock and other vessels. Shipyard work includes cleaning the vessel, grinding, painting, lubricating, adjusting and making minor repairs to engine and equipment. Perform maintenance, repair work and handyman activities on the oyster boats, docks and shipyards. Perform any combination of the following duties aboard the fishing vessel: stands lookout, steering & engine room watches. Load/unload oyster sacks from the vessel to the dock cooler and/or freight trucks. The deckhands must be knowledgeable and comply with all U.S. Coast Guard safety procedures and all Texas Parks and Wildlife laws. Work is supervised. 1 day on the job training provided.

Special Requirements

Lift/carry up to 100 pounds. No infectious diseases; seafood allergies may be fatal.

Employer Contact Info

+19858609070

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Did you know that... both H-2A & B workers have the right to receive payment for 75% of the hours on their contract, whether or not they worked it?

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