Occupational Profiles

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
 

• Manage the overall operation of a fish hatchery, fish farm or other aquatic farm
• Identify requirements of the species and select and oversee preparation of site for species cultivation
• Co-ordinate selection and maintenance of brood stock
• Determine food requirements and structure feeding regimes
• Monitor environment and maintain optimum conditions
• Conduct and supervise stock examination to identify disease or parasites, and apply prescribed medicinal substances to control and prevent infection
• Operate and maintain cultivating and harvesting equipment
• Collect and record growth and production data
• Manage and train aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers and supervise technicians and technologists
• Maintain financial records and establish market strategies, inventory and quality control methods
• May scuba dive to inspect sea farm operations
• May design and construct pens, floating stations and collector strings or fences for sea farms.

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• A college diploma in aquaculture or a related field or Several years of experience in fishing or aquaculture operations are usually required.
• A commercial aquaculture or fish hatchery licence, permit or lease is required for self-employed aquaculture managers.