Agricultural Opportunity: Fish farmer

Fish Farmer Current Vacancies

2008-06-13:

Fish farming involves breeding shellfish and fish such as salmon and trout for the food industry, some fish farmers rear other types of fish to stock lakes and rivers for angling purposes, or for ornamental ponds.
Farms either breed their own fish by hatching eggs from adult stock or buy in young fish from elsewhere and rear them.

Freshwater fish may be kept in tanks, ponds, cages or concrete raceways. Marine fish are housed in large pens or sea cages. Shellfish are farmed in their natural marine environment.

The main areas of work in fish farming are: feeding fish by hand or by filling hoppers that feed them automatically. Shellfish feed naturally from the sea monitoring the health of fish river harvesting fish when ready for sale, selling fish to the public and/or trade customers - maintaining buildings, equipment and fish habitats, including the cleaning of ponds and screens.

fish farm workers. sometimes responsible for fish processing or smoking units, some fish farms provide angling facilities.
Fish farms operate seven days a week, fish farms tend to be in isolated areas.
On a large fish farm it may be possible to be promoted to supervisor or manager.

Movement between farms to gain Freelance work, for manufacturers and in universities and colleges offering fish farming and related courses. Fish farm workers may earn up to around 10,000. (Permalink)