The seafood industry includes seafood captured through New Zealand’s world-leading quota management system and our growing aquaculture industry.

​Main changes over the next 10 years are expected to include extracting higher value from wild fisheries production and a growing share of aquaculture in global seafood supply.

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Occupations in demand: ​

• Labourers
• Marine farmers
• Farm managers
• Other managers
• Support and Sales workers
• Factory process workers

• ICT professionals
• Technicians
• Transport
• Plant operators
• Trade workers

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Qualifications most in demand are likely to be in the: 
Engineering field of study

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2012                                                                            2025
                                                                               - $2.3 billion total seafood exports
- 11,700 workforce (4,900 with quals)             - 12,800 expected workforce (7,400 quals)