Aquacultural Managers

What does an Aquacultural Manager do

• Grow fish as cash crops or for release into freshwater or saltwater.
• Supervise and train aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers.
• Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.

Tools used in Occupation

• Commercial fishing nets — Dip nets; Fry nets
• Marine hatchery equipment — Aquaculture tanks; Cage nets
• Pipe or tube cutter — Tubing cutters
• Screwdrivers — Phillips screwdrivers; Straight screwdrivers

Skills needed

• Problem solving skills
• Technology skills
• Listening/communication skills
• Inductive/Deductive reasoning skills

Education

• Biology, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
• Food production, manufacture and distribution of products
• Management, customer service
• Product and service development
• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree

$70,101 Annual Salary