Job Duties for Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers
Aquaculture support workers
- 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
- May operate boats for aquaculture operations.
Marine plant gatherers
- 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.
Mollusk harvesters
- Dig clams from beds with spades, forks or other instruments, or collect other mollusks
- Clean, sort and transport mollusks to market.
Working Conditions for Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers
Work is performed in marine environments; they may be those exposed to the elements or indoor fish hatcheries and farms.
Alternate Job Titles
- Aquaculture Support Worker
- Aquaculture Worker
- Clam Digger
- Dulse Gatherer
- Fish Farm Helper
- Fish Farm Worker
- Fish Hatchery Attendant
- Fish Hatchery Tagger
- Fish Hatchery Worker - Aquaculture
- Fish Tagger
- Fry Marker
- Fry Marker - Fishing
- Fry Tagger
- Hatchery Helper
- Hatchery Worker - Aquaculture
- Irish Moss Gatherer
- Lobster Pound Attendant
- Marine Plant Gatherer
- Mussel Farm Labourer
- Mussel Harvester
- Oyster Harvester
- Oyster Picker
- Oyster Picker-shucker
- Quahog Digger
- Sea Farm Attendant
- Sea Farm Worker
- Seaweed Gatherer
- Shellfish Bed Attendant
- Shellfish Harvester
- 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
- General Labourer
- General Laborer