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Fishing and Marine Careers

The route into fishing and marine work: registration and boat licences, sea safety training, crewing and catch records, selling fish, then aquaculture, reef conservation and running your own boat.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Then open the Marketplace in the app, search for Fishing and Marine Careers, and click Install. It goes into your own files, and works offline from then on.

What it installs.

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Starter tasks

🧰 Professions & Trades

Fishing and Marine Careers

Careers in fishing and the marine economy: boat licences, safety at sea, sustainable fishing, aquaculture and marine conservation work.

  1. Testing whether a life on the water suits you
  2. School subjects for fishing and marine careers
  3. Mapping marine career routes where you live
  4. Swimming ability and water confidence check
  5. Basic sea safety training certificates
  6. Fisher registration and fishing licence
  7. Personal sea kit and lifejacket choice
  8. Finding a crew place on a working boat
  9. Small boat operator or skipper licence
  10. VHF marine radio operator certificate
  11. Pre-departure checklist and float plan
  12. Marine forecast and go or no-go routine
  13. Catch and effort logbook
  14. Outboard engine maintenance schedule
  15. Safety equipment inspection and expiry dates
  16. Licence, registration and certificate renewal calendar
  17. Monthly fishing money check
  18. Fish hold hygiene, ice and cold chain routine
  19. Closed seasons, size limits and protected species watch
  20. Sun, back, hands and hearing care at sea
  21. Knots, splices and rope work
  22. Chart reading, GPS and coastal navigation
  23. Commercial and protected species identification
  24. Fishing gear types, pots, lines, nets and FADs
  25. Outboard fault finding at sea
  26. Man overboard and capsize drills
  27. Reef, mangrove and seagrass ecology basics
  28. Filleting, grading and selling higher-value fish
  29. Choosing a fishing specialism
  30. Buying a first boat and engine
  31. Where to sell your catch
  32. Joining a fisherfolk cooperative or association
  33. Insurance for boat, gear and crew
  34. Lionfish harvesting as an income line
  35. First week at sea as new crew
  36. Hurricane season boat and gear plan
  37. Annual vessel safety inspection
  38. Fisheries officer or marine ranger application
  39. Sargassum season plan for fishers
  40. Supporting a teenager towards a marine career
  41. University route into marine biology or fisheries science
  42. Changing career into fishing or aquaculture as an adult
  43. Women building careers in fisheries and seafood
  44. Working abroad on fishing vessels or fish farms
  45. Taking over a family fishing boat
  46. Small tilapia or shrimp aquaculture pilot
  47. Sea moss and seaweed farming lines
  48. Reef monitoring and coral restoration fieldwork
  49. Running a sport fishing charter business
  50. Representing fishers in fisheries management

Where it starts.

Each project arrives with its purpose, milestones and first tasks written out. Here is how the first three read.

Testing whether a life on the water suits you

Fishing and marine work look good from the jetty, but the reality is three in the morning starts, seasickness, sun, heavy lifting, weeks with no catch and long days with no shade. A few trips out and some honest conversations before you commit to training or a boat save money and give you real answers when a captain or course asks why you want this.

First tasks

  • Write down in 15 minutes what you think a fisher's working week involves
  • Ask two people at the nearest landing site for a short conversation
  • Arrange two trips out as a guest or extra pair of hands
  • Record your decision and the reasons in one paragraph

School subjects for fishing and marine careers

Crewing a boat needs no exam passes, but skipper training, fisheries officer posts, aquaculture diplomas and marine science degrees all do.

First tasks

  • Look up the entry requirements for two marine courses or posts near you
  • List the subjects you have passed or are taking now
  • Ask the school guidance counsellor about Agricultural Science or Environmental Science
  • Book a resit for any missing maths or English pass

Mapping marine career routes where you live

Catching fish is only one part of the marine economy: crew, skipper, fish vendor, seafood processor, fisheries officer, aquaculture technician, marine park ranger, dive guide, research assistant and gear maker are all real jobs. Mapping which of these exist in your country, who employs them and what each requires shows you the route that fits your strengths, and the ones you can move into later.

First tasks

  • Find the website or office of your country's fisheries authority
  • List eight marine jobs and who employs people to do them
  • Ask the agent to summarise entry requirements for your top three roles
  • Choose a first-choice route and a fallback and write them down

Make it yours.

Install Fishing and Marine Careers, then tell Aurum the date you're aiming for. It checks whether the plan fits the weeks you actually have.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

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