Careers Guide

Seafood Worker

What people in this role do:

  • Attend to fish and monitor their growth
  • Construct nets, longlines and cages and look after all equipment and fish houses
  • Test and check the water quality and operate pumps and other equipment
  • Feed and grade fish and remove dead or dying fish
  • Use lifting equipment such a forklifts and small cranes and handle marine vessels such as barges
  • Harvest fish , sort and pack for dispatch to market
  • Keep records of all transactions

Your chances of success will be better if you have:

  • A love for outdoor work
  • Physical fitness
  • The ability to swim
  • A tolerance to odours
  • School Certificate

The Future

  • Employment for a minimum of one year
  • Employment areas include: aquaculturalists, government fisheries authorities, tertiary institutions and the CSIRO

Specialisation

  • Finfish
  • Shellfish
  • For more options see www.myfuture.edu.au

 

Who to contact for more information and advice?

Aboriginal Employment Strategy

Phone / Fax / Email / Website Address Regions Serviced
T (02) 8571 0999
F (02) 8571 0988
jamie.hardy@aes.org.au
www.aes.org.au
1-9 Glebe Point Road Glebe NSW 2037 All NSW

ApprenticePower

Phone / Fax / Email / Website Address Regions Serviced
T (02) 9722 5419
F (02) 9831 3849
info@apprenticepower.com.au
www.apprenticepower.com.au
Unit 14, 18 Third Avenue Blacktown NSW 2148 Sydney

Auswide Projects

Phone / Fax / Email / Website Address Regions Serviced
T (02) 6492 3944
F (02) 6492 4594
bega@auswideprojects.com.au
www.auswideprojects.com.au
163 Auckland ST Bega NSW 2550 Bega

Hunter Valley Training Company

Phone / Fax / Email / Website Address Regions Serviced
T (02) 4932 4222
F (02) 4932 4544
admin@hvtc.com.au
www.hvtc.com.au
East Greta Junction Maitland NSW 2320 All NSW

Novaskill

Phone / Fax / Email / Website Address Regions Serviced
T (02) 4351 5200
F (02) 4351 5900
admingsf@novaskill.com.au
www.novaskill.com.au
Suite 15 1 Reliance Dr PO Box 3408 Tuggerah NSW 2259 NSW