[Work will be performed aboard a commercial shrimp boat up to sixty (60) days in the Gulf of Mexico's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ-federal waters[)[Job requires worker to prepare boat for fishing activities; putting nets into water and retrieving them; sorting and heading of catch; return undesirable and illegal catch to sea; place shrimp in baskets, rinse, dip in preservatives; cleaning boat, storing, preserving and offloading of catch; help rigger as needed and get nets back into water to resume trawling and retrieve them again. Assist captain and rigger as required; mop deck as needed or required. Worker is required to carry and at times continue to lift an average of sixty (60) pounds or more of headed shrimp to/from the boat's freezer.[[Pays $ 16.91 per hour, or a range of $17.00 per box or more depending on experience (100# headed shrimp) whichever is greater. No overtime premium will be paid as it is not required under Federal, State or local law. In the event that there are multiple wage offers, the possibility to all potential applicants may be paid on a percentage. The range of applicable wage offers will be paid at higher rate per box depending on experience and the average of the shrimp per trip or as a percentage wage rate of 7% or more per fishing trip. Rate of pay may fluctuate or vary depending on experience and/or average of shrimp.[[Contact your local employment office for guidance regarding hourly pay. Worker will be paid every two weeks or according to the prevailing practice in the area of intended employment (Brownsville and/or Port Isabel, Texas) whichever is more frequent. Employer will use a single work week as its standard for company wages due. The employer will make all deductions from the worker's paycheck required by law and will not make any deductions, which are not required by law. Advances will be issued to the crew member/worker at the request of the worker two weeks after fishing trip has begun. Employer will deduct any and all advances requested by the worker and which are not required by law and will be included in crew settlement sheet provided to each worker at the time worker is paid. Each worker will be paid on a trip basis, upon completion of work, completion of trip or until shrimp production is sold or every two weeks whichever is more frequent.[[Employer ensures that the wage offer (including H2B workers) equals or exceeds the highest of the prevailing wage or the Federal, State or local minimum wage and the employer will at least offer wage, free and clear, during the entire period to other employees with similar experience and[[qualifications for such positions in the same location of Brownsville and/or Port Isabel, Texas.Workers needed 04/01/2024 through 02/01/2025Fourteen (14) workers needed]{bookman="" old=""}]{new="" roman="" times=""}]{bookman="" old=""}]{new="" roman="" times=""}]{bookman="" old=""}]{new="" roman="" times=""}]{bookman="" old=""}]{new="" roman="" times=""}]{bookman="" old=""}]{bookman="" old=""}]{bookman="" old=""}