
Community-based marine conservation careers
A list of the careers categorized as those where people educate the community regarding marine life, or where people farm with marine life to feed the community.
The list includes careers where people:
- Use different means of education to teach the community about marine life
- Farm with various marine species to feed the community
Career List
Click on the name of a career to view its summary. You can then read more about the career by clicking on the CAREER PAGE link.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Fish, Mollusks, Crustaceans
An Aquaculturist is in charge of the farming of Aquatic organisms, including culturing and growing freshwater and marine fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Fish, Crustacean, Mollusk
An aquarium fish breeder creates a business where freshwater and/or saltwater fish are bred for the aquarium market. This market consists of both private aquariums or fish tanks, and large aquariums.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Wildlife
A conservation officer deals with conservation-focused education presentations, mainly through outreach to the community at a variety of locations.
Conservation education is about telling people about the conservation efforts in order to influence attitudes, emotions, knowledge, and behaviors about the Environment, wildlife and how the organization is working within this field.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Fish, Mollusks, Crustaceans
A Crustacean Farmer or Aquaculturist is in charge of the farming of aquatic organisms, including culturing and growing freshwater and marine fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants.
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: All Species
An education coordinator creates educational curriculum, including material such as scripts, presentations, posters, brochures, banners, workbooks, and other handouts to be used by the different kinds of education officers.
Also known as:
- Instructional Coordinator
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: All Species
There are two different kinds of careers where people work with exhibits.
The first is an In-house Education Officer who works at specific animal exhibits in places such as zoos, aquariums and museums. If this id the career you were looking for, then follow this link.
The second, which is what this specific career is all about, is a person who educates the public at information exhibits or kiosks erected at special events, such as expos
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Fish, Mollusks, Crustaceans
A Fish Farmer or Aquaculturist is in charge of the farming of aquatic organisms, including culturing and growing freshwater and marine fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: All Species
Humane educators are responsible for promoting humane interactions between pets and people with kindness, care and compassion. They teach the community about a variety of humane topics including animal welfare, animal rights, and animal behavior
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: All Species
In general, education officers make use of designed or developed curriculum and visual aids to educate people on specific subject matters.Â
The In-house Education Officer works INSIDE of the building or premises of their place of employment to educate guests.
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: All Species
A lecturer is someone who achieved a level of knowledge and experience in a particular field, and uses that knowledge to educate tertiary level students at college or university.
Also known as:
- Academic Instructor
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Fish, Mollusks, Crustaceans
A Mollusk Farmer or Aquaculturist is in charge of the farming of aquatic organisms, including culturing and growing freshwater and marine fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants.
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
In general, education officers make use of designed or developed curriculum and visual aids to educate people on specific subject matters.Â
The Outreach Education Officer works OUTSIDE of their place of employment to educate the community.
Minimum Entry Level: Doctoral Degree
Animal Species: All Species
A professor is someone who achieved a high level of knowledge and experience in a particular field, and uses that knowledge to educate tertiary level students at college or university.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: All Species
A Program Officer works for a non-profit organization to oversee the development of special activities or educational programs as well as to assist in drafting proposals for grants to fund these programs.
Also known as:
- Project Managers
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: Wildlife
A youth program coordinator is responsible for the management of educational programs to keep the youth involved and informed about specific institutions and their causes.