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?