NKPD code: 6221
Aquaculture workers breed and raise fish, mussels, crayfish and other aquatic animals for sale or regular delivery to wholesale buyers, marketing organisations or at markets. Aquaculture workers perform the following main tasks: • breeding and raising fish, mussels, crayfish and other aquatic animals for sale or for stocking freshwater and saltwater ponds; • collecting or recording data on the growth of organisms, production and rearing conditions; • examining animals to detect diseases or parasites; • providing and maintaining optimal living conditions in the aquatic environment; • applying fish-breeding knowledge and techniques to direct and control spawning and hatching; • cleaning, freezing, icing or salting the catch at sea and preparing fish for sale; • maintaining buildings, artificial ponds, machinery, fishing vessels and other facilities; • delivering or promoting produce; • renting or investing in buildings, equipment or machinery and purchasing feed and other supplies; • supervising and training other workers raising fish and other aquatic animals. Examples of occupations in this unit group: – Farmer, fish breeder – Farmer, aquaculture – Worker, aquaculture farm – Worker, fish farm Excludes: – Manager, fisheries – 1312 – Worker, fisheries – 9216