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About the course
This Diploma of Aquaculture builds practical skills and knowledge to manage fish farms, marine farms and hatcheries. You will cover breeding strategies, ecologically sustainable practices, biosecurity, stock health and production planning, along with staff, business operations and marketing within regulatory requirements. Training is supported by access to salt and freshwater aquaculture facilities, providing hands-on industry-relevant experience in aquaculture operations at diploma level.
Career outcome
Graduates can pursue roles across commercial aquaculture operations, hatcheries and related production facilities. The course supports pathways into supervising and managing farm and hatchery activities, implementing sustainable and biosecure practices, and coordinating stock health and production plans. Typical opportunities include hatchery-based technical work and operational leadership positions, such as Hatchery Technician or Hatchery Manager, within the aquaculture industry at diploma level.
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