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  C004 Is quaculture

for You?

Aquaculture Library

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Important questions to ask:

•  Am I really interested in this

kind of work?

• What useful skills do I have?

• Where do I want to live?

• What work experience and

training will I need?

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What about mechanical skills

and interests?

• Mechanical abilities can bevital in aquaculture

• !quipment breakdowns in

intensive systems can lead to acomplete fish kill in a very shortperiod

• !quipment includes" pumps#

construction vehicles# feeddelivery systems# generators#aerating systems# transportationor harvesting equipment# etc 

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What about math and science

skills and interests?

• Math and science concepts and skills are

used to calculate oxygen levels and other

water quality characteristics• Math determines the

amount of feed needed#

pond capacity# healthmanagement# when to

harvest# etc

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What about physical

requirements?

• $ome aquaculture %obs may be

physically demanding

• &n your feet for long periods oftime

• Moving heavy equipment

• 'epetitive motions ( fish

processors might be at risk forcarpal tunnel

wrist problems

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o you prefer indoor or

outdoor !ork?

• &utdoor work

• Where the aquaculture )crop) is grown in

outdoor ponds or marine facilities• *onstruction work

• Indoor work

• 'esearch %obs

• +aboratory work

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o you ha"e mana#ement

skills and abilities?

•  Aquaculture is an agriculture business

• ,ecisions must be made about

• *apital investments• !mployee relations

• 'isk assessment

• Would %uggling all these balls be•  An interesting challenge?

• $omething you would dread?

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Where do you !ant to li"e?

• !mployment opportunities vary with

• -eography of the region

• *limate• Water supply

• !nvironmental factors

• +abor supply• Markets

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Certain areas ha"e more

opportunities $

• $easide farms

• *atfish farms in the $outh

• .rout farms in Michigan# Idaho and

Montana

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What trainin# is necessary?

• /ractical work experience is invaluable• ,ecide if you like the work

• +earn skills• 0etwork future contacts

• 1obs to gain experience"

• $ummer • /art2time

• Internships

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%ore formal trainin#:

• 3igh school aquaculture classes can

teach beginning skills

• *ommunity college or technical schoolsoffer practical and speciali4ed training#

often at technician level

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What about colle#e or

uni"ersity trainin#?

•  Advanced courses in"• Marine biology

• !nvironmental resource management• *hemistry

• 5eterinary science

• -enetic research• 6usiness management

• More time and expense# but the rewards

are potentially larger as well

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&ther trainin# opportunities

include $

• Meetings

• .rade shows

• 'egional and state aquaculture centers

• !xtension agents

• .rade maga4ines

• Internet resources

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'eneral employment

considerations $

• Important qualities as an employee"• $how responsibility

• Work hard• $how up on time

• -ood use of time on the %ob

• .he rewards"• /ersonal satisfaction

•  Advancement

• !xperience for your own business

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