Open Guide – A fish farmer is a person who does fish farming or pisciculture . He rears fishes in a large scale for commercial purposes.
They also keep a check in the stock to identify the parasites and pests. They take care of the fishes from a younger stage and takes care until it is big enough for sale. They are equally concerned about the climatic conditions essential for the young ones, the water quality and the surroundings.
A fish farmer monitors the health of the fish. They make it proper for sale. A fish farmer checks the quality of the oxygen and water equally. In the end he harvests the fish ready for sale.
Skills for Fish Farmer
Top Colleges
1) Central Institute of Fisheries Education ,Mumbai
2) Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute ,Kochi
3) College of fisheries Engineering, Nagapattanam
4) Fisheries College and Research Institute ,Tuticorin
5) Central Institute of Fresh Water Agriculture ,Bhubaneshwar
6) Uttarakhand Open University ,Nainital
Courses Available
1) BFSc Aquaculture
2) BSc Fisheries
3) Certificate Courses in Fisheries Production and Management
4) Diploma in Fisheries Technology
Courses Eligibility
For diploma courses in Fisheries Management, the candidate must have finished 10th standard. If the candidate wants to do a degree course in fisheries then he /she must have passed plus two.
Fish Farmer Prospects
Fish farming is a very lucrative profession as there are number of buyers for fishes due to its rich quality .Fish farming can be done in the household premises if you have enough land. It is also something which can be done alone without any externam help.
The Candidate must have passed his plus Two and must have finished a course in degree/diploma/certificate in fisheries management.
If the candidate is interested in Fish Farming then, after studying plus two the candidate can opt for fisheries courses in different colleges. Fisheries courses will include more of field work than theory classes.
Fish farming is a very lucrative profession as there are number of buyers for fishes due to its rich quality .Fish farming can be done in the household premises if you have enough land. If interested you can even start on a commercial scale appropriate for exports.
The income of farmers depends from season to season. If you have a one acre land pond then you will have income of 3 lakhs to 5 lakhs per year .There are a lot of buyers in this area because of the rich quality of the piscine.