Tell Me How Career Series: Shrimper

Summary: Tell Me How Career Series - Career Education and Opportunities for Young People. Recommended for both School, Public Libraries and Guidance Offices. The Tell Me How series is a necessary addition to any library, guidance center of school curriculum. It explores a large number of career opportunities for young people and features real people doing real jobs. In this program learn the ins and outs of harvesting shrimp and the challenges of navigating a shrimp boat. Subjects Covered Include: How to get started becoming a shrimp or commercial fishing boat captain. Why math is important to a shrimp boat captain. How and Why radar is used on a boat? What courses should you take to be a shrimp boat captain? What is the Global Positioning System? Where do shrimp come from? Why is a captain always listening to weather reports? What is automatic pilot? Can shrimp boat captains make a lot of money? What is a turtle exclusion device and why are they used? What are crustaceans? Why are shrimp packed in ice?