Aquaculture Managers
Job description
These individuals manage activities related to the farming and harvesting of fish, crustaceans, and aquatic plants. They are self-employed or work in hatcheries and commercial aquaculture operations.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Odours
- Humidity
Main tasks
- Target species to be reared, choose suitable locations for their growth, and ensure that conditions are maintained.
- Coordinate the selection and maintenance of broodstock.
- Determine nutrient requirements and develop diets for farmed species.
- Inspect stocks for disease and apply prescribed medical treatments.
- Design, operate, and maintain livestock and harvesting equipment.
- Collect and record growth and production data.
- Manage, train, and supervise staff.
- Maintain financial records and establish business strategies.
- Dive in scuba gear, as required, to inspect the farm premises.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
Less than 50
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
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Job types
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Yearly wage
All of Québec
Not available.
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- Not available.
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- Not available.
Sectors of activity
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152100% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152100% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152100% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152100% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152100% of jobs
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Not available.
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152100% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152100% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152100% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152100% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152100% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
College
Also required
- Permit, licence, or lease for the commercial operation of a fish hatchery or aquaculture establishment for self-employed workers.
Sometimes required
- Experience in fisheries or aquaculture is often required.
- Licence from the Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec (OTPQ [Quebec Order of Professional Technologists]) may be considered an asset.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Result evaluation
- Oral expression
- Time management
- Critical thought
- Reading comprehension
- Judgment and decision-making
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Written expression
- Human resource management
- Social perception
- Solving complex problems
- Information processing
- Active learning
- System analysis
- Systems evaluation
- Science
- Monitoring operations
- Coordination
- Operations and control
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Learning strategies
- Quality control analysis
- Teaching
- Service oriented
Abilities
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Written expression
- Verbal skills
- Awareness of issues
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech clarity
- Information organization
- Speech recognition
- Near vision
- Classification
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Processing flexibility
- Distance vision
- Selective attention
- Manual dexterity
- Time sharing
- Colour perception and distinction
- Control accuracy
- Hand-arm stability
Knowledge and attributes
- Leadership
- Knowledge of administration and management
- Sense of responsibility
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Commitment
- Knowledge of mathematics
- Versatility
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of biology
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Self-employment
- Develop and exploit natural resources
- Work in contact with nature and animals
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Official name of the NOC 80022
Managers in aquaculture
Job titles
- Aquaculture director
- Fish culture manager
- Aquaculture manager
- Fish hatchery operator
- Fish farmer
- Eel farmer
- Shellfish farmer
- Fish culture operator
- Aquaculture operator
- Fish hatchery manager
- Lobster farmer
- Mussel farmer
- Oyster farmer
- Salmon farmer
- Fish hatchery supervisor
- Trout farmer
Skill type
Natural resources, agriculture and related production
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