Growing Interests For Aquaculture Farms

There are growing interests from students who wish to develop their own aquaculture farms.

To meet this demand, Fiji National University (FNU) ensures that its students undertaking fisheries studies gain the necessary skills to run an aquaculture farm

Through the trainings, theoretical and practical knowledge gained from the school, graduates would also be able to contribute to Fiji’s fishery sector.

FNU offers Trade Diploma in Applied Fisheries, Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Master of Fishery.

The above programmes are offered by the Department of Fisheries at the FNU’s College of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (CAFF) School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences. Trade Diploma programme began in 2010 and the Bachelor’s programme were introduced in 2012. Fisheries programmes at FNU also aim to develop fisheries and regulations for compliance and ordinance.

The department of fisheries work with the Ministry of fisheries and stakeholder partners for monitoring and collaborative research.

FNU is the only university that offers students compulsory industrial attachment for 6 months (two summers) to gain sufficient skills to start a job.

Fisheries programmes and courses are not offered by any other universities in Fiji.

At the moment, FNU’s department of fisheries has 11 students in the Trade Diploma programme, 48 in Bachelors while one student is undertaking the Master’s programme.

There is a also huge demand for graduates in fisheries for different operations in various organisations.

This week we feature two graduates who studied fisheries in FNU, They share their learning journey and the career they now pursue.