Aquaculture Technician Diploma

Advance your aquaculture career and expand your skills. This industry-informed training includes equipment and facility maintenance, grow-out and hatchery production and a directed research project. You’ll be prepared to work as an aquaculture technician, site worker, hatchery or site manager, fisheries researcher or environmental monitor.

Admission Requirements

Completion of the Aquaculture Technician Certificate or equivalent

Course Requirements

AQT - 200 Sustainable Aquaculture
AQT - 201 Biology of Cultured Finfish
AQT - 202 Aquaculture Equipment and Facility Maintenance
AQT - 203 Aquaculture Technical Communication
AQT - 204 Finfish Grow-Out Production
AQT - 205 Finfish Hatchery Production
AQT - 206 Fish Diseases and Health
One of the following:
AQT - 207 Directed Research Project
AQT - 208 Directed Applied Aquaculture Project

Completion Requirements

Students are required to achieve a minimum C (Letter Grade Scale 2) in each course.
Students are required to achieve a pass in their directed project course.
Must be completed within 3 years
100% of the program must be completed at North Island College.