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8613 Aquaculture and Marine Harvest Labourers

This occupational group includes aquaculture support workers, marine plant gatherers, shellfish diggers and other labourers in aquaculture and fishing. Aquaculture support workers are employed by public or private fish hatcheries and commercial aquatic farms. Marine plant gatherers and shellfish harvesters may be self-employed.

Example Titles

aquaculture support worker
clam digger
dulse gatherer
fish farm helper
fish tagger
fry marker
marine plant gatherer
oyster picker
sea farm attendant
seaweed gatherer
shellfish harvester

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Main duties

Aquaculture support workers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Assist aquaculture technicians in operation of a fish hatchery or other aquatic farm
• Feed aquaculture stocks, vaccinate stocks, perform culling and marking or banding techniques and report any observed irregularities in stock
• Operate, maintain and clean pumps, filters, tanks and other aquaculture equipment and clean and maintain aquaculture enclosures
• Keep daily records of water flow and fish samples
• Grade and weigh aquaculture stocks
• Prepare aquaculture stocks for market
• Operate boats, if necessary, in marine aquaculture operations.

Marine plant gatherers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Rake seaweed, dulse or Irish moss from beach, rocks or shallow water and load into a cart, wagon or other receptacles
• Spread gatherings to dry and remove foreign objects
• Transport gatherings to processing plant.

Shellfish harvesters perform some or all of the following duties:

• Dig clams from beds with spade, fork or other instrument, or pick oysters
• Clean, sort and transport shellfish to market.

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is usually required.

• Shellfish harvesters require commercial fishing licences.

Classified elsewhere

• Aquaculture Operators and Managers (8257)
• Fishing Vessel Deckhands (8441)
• Fishing Vessel Skippers and Fishermen/women (8262)