THE WORK

Those involved in aquaculture handle the production and breeding of all varieties of marine produce, for consumption and industrial use, as also the processing of seafood.

Major Tasks Performed

FARM MANAGEMENT 

Involves the performance of supervisory tasks, including site selection, design and construction of ponds, pond preparation, selective stocking, water quality management, feeding, growth, monitoring and hazard analysis upto the stage of harvesting and after.

HATCHERY MANAGEMENT

Involves tasks such as brood stock collection, spawning in artificial conditions, water quality management, feeding and rearing upto the post-larvae stage, oxygen packing and transportation
to farms. There is a paucity of manpower in this sector, which compels various companies to recruit people from abroad, including countries like Thailand and Philippines.

POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT AND PROCESSING 

Is essential, both for domestic and export markets, with regard to the processing and production of seafood.

RESEARCH

Work involves conducting research for improving varieties of fish output and evolving better technologies for their preservation and processing.

FISHERIES INSPECTORS 

Are involved in transporting fish seed to different fishery stations.

FISHERY WORKERS

catch, breed and cultivate fish and other forms of aquatic life. Their tasks include preparing nets and other equipment, operating fishing vessels, cleaning, freezing, and salting the fish. They deliver the fish caught, to wholesale buyers, markets and other organizations that are involved in the export business. 

They are usually designated as fish cultivators, farm workers, divers and fishermen. These workers are generally self-employed or they work with the farmhouses. Deep-sea fishery workers work as crewmembers of fishing vessels. They catch deep-sea fish for sale, or deliver them on a regular basis, to wholesale buyers and traders.