Would you like a career where you...
- conserve, manage and enhance marine and freshwater aquatic resources?
- work outdoors on lakes, rivers, streams and the ocean?
- cultivate and harvest fish, shellfish or marine plants for the replenishment of wild stocks or commercial sale?
- work in both laboratory and field settings?
- work locally and/or internationally?
Then you may want to consider studying fisheries and aquaculture!
Fisheries & Aquaculture has long been an area of specialization at Vancouver Island University. Our programs provide unique practical field experience and academic skills required for exciting and challenging careers in fish and invertebrate culture, fish habitat & stock assessment, fisheries enhancement, conservation & management and research.
Our Programs
Example Careers
Commercial Aquaculture
- hatchery technician / manager
- microalgae culturist
- shellfish grower
- fish farm technician / manager
- fish health technician
Enhancement Culture
- fish culturist
- fish health technician
- hatchery technician / manager
Fisheries Consulting
- fisheries biologist
- fisheries field technician
- habitat restoration
- stock assessment
Research
- fisheries biologist
- research assistant
- lab technician
- graduate student
Other
- aquarist
- sales
- teaching
- provincial or Federal government licensing agent
- Environmental education outreach
Example Employers
- Federal / Provincial Salmon Hatcheries
- Environmental consulting companies
- Federal / Provincial fish health laboratories
- Private fish & shellfish farms
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Aquariums
- First Nations communities
- Private fish & shellfish hatcheries
- Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
- Ministry of Environment
- Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC
- BC Conservation Foundation