Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers

NOC

85102

include aquaculture support workers, marine plant gatherers, shellfish diggers and other labourers in aquaculture and fishing.

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Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers include aquaculture support workers, marine plant gatherers, shellfish diggers and other labourers in aquaculture and fishing. Aquaculture support workers are employed by public or private fish hatcheries and commercial aquatic farms. Marine plant gatherers and mollusk harvesters may be self-employed.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Assist aquaculture technicians in the operation of fish hatcheries or other aquatic farms

Feed aquaculture stocks, vaccinate stocks, perform culling and marking or banding techniques and report any observed irregularities in stocks

Operate, maintain and clean pumps, filters, tanks and other aquaculture equipment and clean and maintain aquaculture enclosures

Keep daily records of water flow and fish, shellfish and marine plant samples

Grade and weigh aquaculture stocks

Prepare aquaculture stocks for market

Rake seaweed, dulse or Irish moss from beach, rocks or shallow water and load into a cart, wagon or other receptacles

Spread gatherings to dry and remove foreign objects

Transport gatherings to processing plant

Dig clams from beds with spades, forks or other instruments, or collect other mollusks

Clean, sort and transport mollusks to market

May operate boats for aquaculture operations.

Also Known As

aquaculture support worker
clam digger
dulse gatherer
fish farm helper
fish tagger

fry marker

marine plant gatherer

oyster picker

sea farm attendant

seaweed gatherer

shellfish harvester

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Some secondary school education is usually required.

Shellfish harvesters require commercial fishing licences.

Marine Emergency Duties certificate may be required for some occupations in this unit group.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

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20.9%

Female

79.1%

Male

Employment by age

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18.6%

15-24

20.9%

25-34

19.8%

35-44

16.3%

45-54

16.3%

55-64

8.1%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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22.1%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

46.5%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

10.5%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

20.9%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

0.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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94.2%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

5.8%

Manufacturing

N/A

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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14.00%

Northeast

19.80%

Southeast

64.00%

Southwest

N/A

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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N/A

Northeast

N/A

Southeast

$52,000

Southwest

N/A

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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Employment Outlook

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