>>5933495I'm in lobster fishing.
There's no "shift".
All 4 of us head to the boat early as we can (3-4 AM). Every day, even sunday. if I was sick, they don't give a shit; they'll fire me and look for someone else; it's crucial that we go every day we can.
The season runs from the last Monday of November to the last Monday of May.
Once out there, we use a measuring tool we call a "Bander", not to be confused with the person who puts bands on them (also a bander).
Small ones are thrown back.
Big ones are kept
Females with eggs are thrown back, often notched on the end of the tail, signifying a breeder.
Notched lobsters are thrown back.
When we arrive to the wharf with our catch, it's weighed by the people we sell to. There are dozens of cameras, not just on the wharf, but security cameras on boats, etc, to make sure people don't steal or do anything shady (such as poaching). My uncle is a wharfenger (short for wharf ranger, I assume); his goal is to check people and inspect the wharf for criminal activity.
Once the lobsters are sold (I'm also going by experience of working in the very same facility), they are carefully inspected by an experienced worker, then graded on several faculties such as weight and number of limbs and deformities. These facilities sell commercially and are inspected by government inspectors.
The whole operation is very secure.
