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. Tasks include - (a) breeding, raising and cultivating fish, mussels, oysters and other forms of aquatic life as cash crops or for release into freshwater or saltwater; (b) collecting and recording growth, production and environmental data; (c) conducting and supervising stock examinations in order to identify diseases or parasites; (d) monitoring environments to ensure maintenance of optimum conditions for aquatic life; (e) directing and monitoring trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques; (f) cleaning, freezing, icing or salting catch on- or offshore, and preparing fish and other products for shipment; (g) maintaining buildings, tanks, machinery, boats and other equipment; (h) delivering or marketing products; (i) renting or investing in buildings, equipment and machinery, and purchasing food and other supplies; (j) supervising and training aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Algae cultivator - Fish farmer - Oyster farmer - Pearl cultivator - Seafood farmer - Skilled fish farm worker - Skilled seafood farm worker Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Aquaculture production manager - 1312 - Aquaculture labourer - 9216.