Fish Farmer is a professional who directs and coordinates fish farming through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities of workers engaged in fish hatchery production for corporations, cooperatives, or other owners.
Fish Farmers also conduct and supervise stock examinations in order to identify diseases or parasites. They confer with biologists, fish pathologists, and other fishery personnel to obtain data concerning fish habits, diseases, food, and environmental requirements. They also determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, and facility maintenance; monitor environments to ensure maintenance of optimum conditions for aquatic life.
Fish Farmer Eligibility
Educational Qualification
The minimum educational qualification for becoming a Fish Farmer is a Degree / Diploma / Certificate in Fisheries Management.
Fish Farmer Required Skills
- Fish Farmers must have good practical skills; the ability to work on their own and as part of a small team.
- They should have the ability to adapt to new technology and be physically fit, and be able to swim.
- They must have good communication and organizational skills; also knowledge of IT skills and other commercial awareness.
- Fish Farmers should possess stock skills such as fish handling, spawning, grading, and harvesting; updating knowledge of fish health and nutrition.
How to become Fish Farmer?
One has to follow the below-given steps for becoming a Fish Farmer:
Step 1
After passing their High School or Senior Secondary School, they can go for Degree courses in the related field. Although they can start this occupation without education yet if they are educated then it is easy for them to understand modern technologies working in this field. For getting admission in the degree courses of reputed institutes they may have to take some kind of entrance test. However, some institute does provide admission on the basis of marks in qualifying exams.
Diploma/Certificate & Degree Courses
- Diploma in Fisheries Technology
- Certificate Courses in Fisheries Production and Management
- B.F.Sc. (Aquaculture)
- B.Sc. (Fisheries)
Institutes offering Courses for Fish Farmer
- Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar
- Uttarakhand Open University, Nainital
- Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi
Step 2
After completing their degree course aspiring Fish Farmer can look for some kind of employment or go for a Master’s Degree in Fisheries Management for more detailed study in this field.
Fish Farmer Job Description
A Fish Farmer Job Description includes the following activities:
- Breeding fish by hatching eggs from adult stock.
- Feeding fish by hand or by filling hoppers.
- Monitoring the health of fish.
- Grading fish or shellfish by size and moving them to bigger tanks.
- Buying in young fish and rearing them.
- Make regular checks on water temperature and oxygen content.
- Cleaning filters and screens that trap leaves.
- Treating water before releasing it back into the river.
- Harvesting fish when ready for sale.
- Selling fish to the public and/or trade customers.
- Maintaining buildings, equipment, and fish habitats.
Fish Farmer Career Prospects
After having passed the course, Fish Farmer can find a suitable location and raise enough capital in this field. Fish Farmers can also start their own fish farming. Freelance work could be another option, for example acting as a consultant or providing sickness or holiday cover.
Fish Farmer Salary
Fish Farmer's earnings mainly depend on the production of their fish farming. If they know well about this farming they can earn more and more than expected. They receive income from fish farming after a gap of time such as three times or two times a year as it depends on the breed of fish they rearing on. They are expected to earn Rs. 3,00,000 to Rs. 5,00,000 yearly income from fish-farming in 1 Acre land Pond. And if the farming is big then it is more than this.
