on foot aquatic resources collector

What the work can involve

On-foot aquatic resource collectors gather seaweed, shellfish, spat, crustaceans, echinoderms or plant resources in shore and shallow-water areas. The work is physical and tied to collection sites.

Skills and specializations

Useful depth includes identifying collectable resources, safe movement near water, manual harvesting, sorting, handling live shellfish or plants and supporting fishery or aquaculture routines.

Salary context

Pay is best compared through harvest responsibility for shellfish, seaweed, spat or other aquatic resources, outdoor conditions, sorting duties, aquaculture support and seasonality.

Career paths

Experience can lead toward shellfish collection lead, aquaculture assistant, seaweed harvesting, fishery labour supervision or broader coastal resource handling. Shore work, sorting and safe movement near water can make that experience transferable.

Good to know

Check whether a vacancy names shellfish, seaweed, spat, collection zones, tides, manual sorting and safety near water. Those details show the actual resource and work setting.

Editorial note

This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.

Alternative labels

Occupation group

Fishery and aquaculture labourers (9216)

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