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Published on May 18 2025

Oyster Boat Deckhands

$16.81  per hour
Visa required: H-2B
From Oct 15, 2022 to Jul 31, 2023

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. Employer provides 1 day on the job training.

Special Requirements

Lift/carry up to 100 pounds. Employer paid drug test is Post Hire Upon Suspicion.

Employer Contact Info

+19858609070

[email protected]

https://www.workintexas.com

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