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Mariculture Farmer

OFO Code: 622102

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
622102
Occupation
Mariculture Farmer
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
SKILLED AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, FISHERY, CRAFT AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS
Unit group
6221 · Skilled Aquaculture Workers

Official description
Skilled aquaculture workers breed and raise fish and cultivate mussels, oysters and other forms of aquatic life, for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Mariculture Production Supervisor, Mariculture Farm Foreman, Hatchery Manager (Marine Fish / Aquatic Stock)

  • Maintaining buildings, tanks, machinery, boats and other equipment
  • Supervising and training aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers
  • Monitoring environments to ensure maintenance of optimum conditions for aquatic life
  • Breeding, raising and cultivating fish, mussels, oysters and other forms of aquatic life as cash crops or for release into freshwater or saltwater
  • Renting or investing in buildings, equipment and machinery and purchasing food and other supplies
  • Conducting and supervising stock examinations in order to identify diseases or parasites
  • Directing and monitoring trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques
  • Collecting and recording growth, production, and environmental data
  • Delivering or marketing products
  • Cleaning, freezing, icing or salting catch on- or offshore and preparing fish and other products for shipment

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