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C004 Is quaculture
for You?
Aquaculture Library
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Important questions to ask:
• Am I really interested in this
kind of work?
• What useful skills do I have?
• Where do I want to live?
• What work experience and
training will I need?
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What about mechanical skills
and interests?
• Mechanical abilities can bevital in aquaculture
• !quipment breakdowns in
intensive systems can lead to acomplete fish kill in a very shortperiod
• !quipment includes" pumps#
construction vehicles# feeddelivery systems# generators#aerating systems# transportationor harvesting equipment# etc
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What about math and science
skills and interests?
• Math and science concepts and skills are
used to calculate oxygen levels and other
water quality characteristics• Math determines the
amount of feed needed#
pond capacity# healthmanagement# when to
harvest# etc
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What about physical
requirements?
• $ome aquaculture %obs may be
physically demanding
• &n your feet for long periods oftime
• Moving heavy equipment
• 'epetitive motions ( fish
processors might be at risk forcarpal tunnel
wrist problems
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o you prefer indoor or
outdoor !ork?
• &utdoor work
• Where the aquaculture )crop) is grown in
outdoor ponds or marine facilities• *onstruction work
• Indoor work
• 'esearch %obs
• +aboratory work
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o you ha"e mana#ement
skills and abilities?
• Aquaculture is an agriculture business
• ,ecisions must be made about
• *apital investments• !mployee relations
• 'isk assessment
• Would %uggling all these balls be• An interesting challenge?
• $omething you would dread?
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Where do you !ant to li"e?
• !mployment opportunities vary with
• -eography of the region
• *limate• Water supply
• !nvironmental factors
• +abor supply• Markets
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Certain areas ha"e more
opportunities $
• $easide farms
• *atfish farms in the $outh
• .rout farms in Michigan# Idaho and
Montana
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What trainin# is necessary?
• /ractical work experience is invaluable• ,ecide if you like the work
• +earn skills• 0etwork future contacts
• 1obs to gain experience"
• $ummer • /art2time
• Internships
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%ore formal trainin#:
• 3igh school aquaculture classes can
teach beginning skills
• *ommunity college or technical schoolsoffer practical and speciali4ed training#
often at technician level
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What about colle#e or
uni"ersity trainin#?
• Advanced courses in"• Marine biology
• !nvironmental resource management• *hemistry
• 5eterinary science
• -enetic research• 6usiness management
• More time and expense# but the rewards
are potentially larger as well
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&ther trainin# opportunities
include $
• Meetings
• .rade shows
• 'egional and state aquaculture centers
• !xtension agents
• .rade maga4ines
• Internet resources
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'eneral employment
considerations $
• Important qualities as an employee"• $how responsibility
• Work hard• $how up on time
• -ood use of time on the %ob
• .he rewards"• /ersonal satisfaction
• Advancement
• !xperience for your own business
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