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Pisciculturist

Aliases: Fish Culturist, Fishery Expert

Industry/Sector(s): Agriculture

JOB DESCRIPTION ¹

The tasks a Pisciculturist is expected to perform include:

Directing activities connected with development of fisheries
Assisting in breeding and rearing of fish by artificial methods
Conducting experiments on fish culture to obtain data concerning their habits, migration, growth, food, enemies, places of breeding and spawning
Monitoring conditions of artificial hatching such that they closely resemble those of natural hatching
Devising methods and directing work of collecting, fertilizing and incubating fish eggs
Supervising care of spawn and fry
Directing rearing of fish
Supervising sorting, transferring, distribution and release of seed, fingerlings, etc., in streams, ponds and wells, for restocking them
Directing constructions of reservoirs, ponds, dams, etc. and supervising general maintenance of hatchery
Supervising activities of fish preservation or marketing
Cultivating oysters in specially prepared oyster sea-beds, observing growth of pearl oyster and chanks, if required
Managing artificial pearl formation
Supervising works of divers

WORK ENVIRONMENT ¹

It is a field job
Work from home is not applicable
Part-time work and contractual jobs maybe available
The candidate will supervise workers of the fishery and divers
Local travelling maybe part of the job

Working hours

Working hours are 9 hours every day for 6 days a week
Overtime may be involved
Shift system is not available

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?

Yes

This may vary from organization to organization

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING ⁴

Minimum – Preferably Bachelor’s degree in Fishery Science

KEY COMPETENCIES ¹

Skilled in research and development, especially related to fisheries activities
Knowledge of characteristics of different fishes, their habitat, feed requirement, etc.
Proficient in handling large amount of data
Aware of similar research work done in the past
Efficient in presenting the results of their work
Knowledge of scientific rules and methods to solve problems
Knowledge of all the activities involved in fisheries
Knowledge of fresh water or salt-water fish culture
Knowledge of different marine life species and their habitat
Knowledge of the process used for artificial breeding of fishes
Knowledge of oyster cultivation

DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES ⁴

Not applicable

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING AND LEARNING INSTITUTES ⁵

Agriculture colleges across India

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING SCHEMES/SCHOLARSHIPS

For scholarship and schemes, use further links like:

https://scholarships.gov.in/

SAMPLE OF TRAINING AND LEARNING COURSES

https://targetstudy.com/courses/bfsc.html

CAREER PROGRESSION PATH ⁶

Director

↑

Deputy Director Fisheries

↑

Assistant Director Fisheries

↑

Fisheries Development Officer/Fisheries Project Officer

↑

Pisciculturist

↑

Fisheries Inspectors

↑

Supporting Staff

The progression is indicative

EXPECTED EARNINGS ⁸

For freshers - Rs 15,500 to Rs 43,000 per month

These figures are indicative and subject to change

REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE ⁴

Not required

PROBABLE EMPLOYERS

NGOs
State and central government
Self-employed
Fisheries

KEYWORDS

Fish Scientist, Fish Technologist

OCCUPATIONAL CODES AND STANDARDS

Standard	Code	Description
NCO 2015	2132.0900	Pisciculturist
ISCO 2008	2132	Farming, Forestry and Fisheries
NIC 2008	72100	Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
QP Reference	NA	NA
NSQF	NA	NA

REFERENCES

1	1 National Classification of Occupations, Division – 2, Pisciculturist
2	3 “Occupational Hazards in Fish Industry”, released by Department of Animal Hygiene and Management, Egypt, 2012
3	https://targetstudy.com/professions/pisciculturist.html
4	https://targetstudy.com/colleges/bfsc-degree-colleges-in-india.html
5	6 “Right to Information Act, User’s Guide”, released by Department of Fisheries, Rajasthan
6	www.censusindia.gov.in

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