JOBS in Fisheries

Job opportunities for Fisheries Graduates
1.
State Government
Every state Government has a fisheries department in which fisheries department in which fisheries graduate can apply for the post of Assistant Fisheries Development Officer (AFDO)/ Fisheries Extension Officer (FEO) and District Fisheries Development Officer.
2.
Central Government
One can get job in central agencies like Marine Product Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Fisheries, Survey of India (FSI), NIO, WHO, FAO, NACA, NABARD, EIA.
3.
Academic Institutes
Candidates having degree (B.F.Sc.) can apply for the post of Research Assistant, Biochemist, Biologist, Technicians, etc.

One with Postgraduate degree (M.F.Sc.) can apply for the post of Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Fisheries. For scientists in various agricultural and fisheries Institutions under the ICAR, ASRB conducts an All India Competitive Exam, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) .
4.
National Banks
Fisheries graduates can get jobs as a field officer, managers in agriculture loan section in nationalized as well as private banks.
5.
Self Employment
After obtaining the professional degree in B.F. Sc., one can start their own enterprise. The financial support can be obtained through NABARD or through other nationalized banks. The main area in which fisheries enterprise can be developed are: Feed manufacturing, feed sales, ornamental fish culture and breeding, aquaculture, hatchery and seed production, commercial pearl production, fish processing are marketing, net making fish disease establishment of agriclines.
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Private Sector
One can work as a manager or officers in seafood processing and export units, aquafeed plants, fishing gear industries and in pharmaceutical companies.
7.
Fishing / Ocean
The increasing demand for sea food, sea based medicines and grooming of eco-friendly industries is likely to create a huge demand for oceanographers. Fishing is one of the areas in fishery sector. Participating in deep sea Exploration has tremendous scope. Government and World Bank are always supporting to develop fishing industry by Assistance in terms of subsidies and finance.
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Foreign Jobs
Apart from scope for higher education in fisheries in countries such as USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, China and in European countries, there are a demand for fisheries professional in the aquaculture and processing sectors in Gulf and African countries also.