Aquaculture managers need a bachelor's degree in a fish-related field, usually wildlife sciences or biology, and previous work experience. Some hatcheries offer internships, so check with your local government, as well as the private sector. Experience in the food processing sector can be of advantage for technician.

Career pathways: where you could move next. E.g., from watchkeeping engineer to chief engineer. Trained aquaculture reproduction technicians can progress to managing positions with the aquaculture business, with further training and experience. They can move to related sectors such as fisheries, where they can occupy a series of shore-based jobs and progress to senior positions.

The persons with this title exert their activity in the areas of cultivation of plankton, reproduction, larval culture and of post-larvae, seeds or fry, breeding, and fattening, like self-employed person or other, in SMEs, large companies, either of Public or private nature, marine animal research and exhibition centres, aquarium fish production companies and shellfish guilds. Coordinates managers of production areas.