Aquaculture workers

Aquaculture workers breed and raise fish and cultivate mussels, oysters and other forms of aquatic life, for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.

Job Definition

• Breeding, raising and cultivating fish, mussels, oysters and other forms of aquatic life as cash crops or for release into freshwater or saltwater
• Collecting and recording growth, production, and environmental data
• Conducting and supervising stock examinations in order to identify diseases or parasites
• Monitoring environments to ensure maintenance of optimum conditions for aquatic life
• Directing and monitoring trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques
• Cleaning, freezing, icing or salting catch on- or offshore and preparing fish and other products for shipment
• Maintaining buildings, tanks, machinery, boats and other equipment
• Delivering or marketing products
• Renting or investing in buildings, equipment and machinery and purchasing food and other supplies
• Supervising and training aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers