Fisheries / Aqua Culture

A fishery is a natural resource management of wildlife management career. One who majors in Fisheries can go in for managing fish population in reservoirs, lakes, rivers, oceans and even aqua-culture facilities. The fish are managed primarily to assure that they are not over utilized by humans or adversely affected by human activities or natural hazards.

Courses

Personality Traits

a) Patience.
b) Intense power of observation.
c) Scientific interest.
d) Genuine interest in marine life and should be free from sea sickness.
e) Research oriented mentality.
f) Quick thinking and the ability to com up with new ideas.

Employment Avenues

Numbers of career options are available in this field. Graduate in this field may find jobs in public sector such as department of fisheries and the nationalized bank. Chances are available in agriculture’s state department, government agencies, and the organizations like Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute. They can also be working as a field banks officer, and managers in the loan section of the agriculture in the nationalized bank and in the private banks. Jobs available in private sectors are in hatcheries, aquaculture farms, and the processing plants. For the self employment, commercial fish farming, exports of the marine products, seed production and the ornamental dishes are the good jobs.