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"I love the fact that I get to raise animals, I like looking under the microscope and seeing these live things, this life that I am basically creating and nurturing along…" A nursery technician starts at approximately $12.00/hour.
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When nursery technician Sondra Lambie was growing up, she did a lot of fishing and camping with her Dad and really enjoyed the outdoors. She also tended to be the messiest kid in the family. This was her "informal training" for the work at Island Scallops, where Sondra nurtures a variety of shellfish until they're ready to go out to farm sites. There's a lot of hands-on work; it can get quite messy and really wet!
Sondra gained her first experience in aquaculture while still in high school. There, she was a member of the salmon enhancement club which sparked her interest in a career in aquaculture. Did you know? Approximately 1,000 people are employed in shellfish aquaculture in BC. Sondra loves working in aquaculture because of the beautiful rural areas it puts her in. She lives right by the ocean and her 'backyard is endless".
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SYNOPSIS: Sondra keeps a close eye on the creatures she's responsible for, scoping out potential problems and making adjustments to their diets and living conditions as required. It's a nice mix of nurturing and technical know how. Good research and record keeping help companies identify the techniques that produce their most successful harvests, as well as the practices that don't. You're always learning and must be open to new technology and methods of growing shellfish. PERSONAL DATA: Education: 2 year college program in fisheries and aquaculture. Hobbies: Working with stained glass, camping, spending time on the beach, gardening, reading. |
