Aquaculture or Fisheries Research Scientists study commercial marine and aquatic plants, animals, ecosystems, and aquaculture techniques to assess stock and enhance the productivity of aquatic wild harvest and aquaculture and developing better ways of harvesting fish and plants.
Occupation description
Aquaculture or Fisheries Research Scientists study commercial marine and aquatic plants, animals, ecosystems, and aquaculture techniques to assess stock and enhance the productivity of aquatic wild harvest and aquaculture and developing better ways of harvesting fish and plants.
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
Aquaculture or Fisheries Research Scientist
Occupations not considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
Marine Biologists
Aquaculture or Fisheries Scientist is a VETASSESS Group A occupation
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher, in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation. Applicants must also have at least one year of highly relevant, post-qualification employment, at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.
Applicants will not meet the required skill level if:
- The qualification(s) are not at the required educational level.
- The qualification(s) are not in a highly relevant field of study.
- The employment has been completed prior to the completion of the qualification.
A positive assessment of both qualifications and employment is required for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.
** Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week):
One year of post-qualification paid employment (20 hours or more per week) highly relevant to the nominated occupation, at an appropriate skill level in the last five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment.
Qualification & employment criteria
AQF Bachelor degree
Qualifications include:
- Aquaculture
- Marine Science
- Marine Biology
- Fisheries
- Agriculture
Employment
Highly relevant tasks include:
- managing forest and aquatic resources to maximise their long-term commercial, recreational and environmental benefits for the community, collecting and analysing data and samples of produce, feed, soil, water quality and other factors affecting stock and production
- advising farmers and farm managers on techniques for improving production, and alternative options
- advising farmers on issues such as livestock and crop disease, control of pests and weeds, soil improvement, animal husbandry and nutrition and feeding programs
- studying environmental and other factors affecting commercial crop production, pasture growth, animal breeding, fisheries, and forests and forest trees
Employment information
Aquaculture or Fisheries Scientists may have employment/research in:
- commercial marine and aquatic plants
- animals
- ecosystems, and aquaculture techniques to assess stock and enhance the productivity of aquatic wild harvest and aquaculture and developing better ways of harvesting fish and plants.
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