Occupation

841331 Aquaculture Worker

Latest release
OSCA - Occupation Standard Classification for Australia
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Reference period
2024, Version 1.0

841331 Aquaculture Worker

Performs routine tasks in breeding and raising fish and other aquatic stock.

Skill level: 5

Main tasks

  • Feeds and grades fish, and monitors their growth
  • Assists with farm layout and constructs nets, long-lines and cages
  • Checks and looks after equipment and fish housing, and operates pumps and other equipment
  • Tests and checks on water quality, and removes dead or dying fish
  • Harvests fish and other aquatic stock, and sorts and packs it for transportation
  • Restocks pens, pools, tanks, ponds, rivers and dams with juvenile fish
  • Collects and records growth, production and water quality data
  • May operate lifting equipment such as forklifts and small cranes