aquaculture husbandry worker
Aquaculture husbandry workers are active in the production of aquatic organisms in land-based on-growing processes. They assist in the process of raising organisms through all stages of their life cycle.
Also called: aquatic animals husbandry worker, fish farming husbandry worker, aquaculture on-growing worker
- 39
- essential skills
- 16
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
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8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- aquaculture harvesting workerWhat changes?13 skills in common
- water-based aquaculture workerWhat changes?13 skills in common
- aquaculture hatchery workerWhat changes?12 skills in common
- aquaculture husbandry technician9 skills in common
- aquaculture cage mooring worker8 skills in common
- aquaculture harvesting technician8 skills in common
- aquaculture hatchery technician7 skills in common
- aquaculture rearing technician7 skills in common
Essential skills
39- assist with vaccination procedures
- biosecurity
- carry out feeding operations
- carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- clean aquaculture stock units
- collect biological data
- collect broodstock
- collect dead fish
- collect fish samples for diagnosis
- collect growth rate information
- follow hygienic practices in fishery operations
- follow safety precautions in fishery operations
- identity aquaculture species
- load equipment
- maintain aquaculture containers
- maintain aquaculture ponds
- maintain aquaculture water quality
- maintain aquaculture water quality in hatcheries
- manure aquaculture ponds
- measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity
- measure water flow
- monitor fish health status
- monitor larval growth
- monitor water quality
- operate biological filtration
- operate fish capture equipment
- operate forklift
- perform fish grading operations
- prepare fish holding units
- rope manipulation
- screen live fish deformities
- stock fish
- transport fish
- unload equipment
- use aquaculture heavy equipment
- use oxygenation equipment
- use water disinfection equipment
- work in shifts
Optional skills
16- communicate by telephone
- communicate in an outdoor setting
- communicate verbal instructions
- extinguish fires
- incidents and accidents recording
- maintain diving equipment
- monitor fish mortality rates
- operation of transport equipment
- report harvested fish production
- report pollution incidents
- report to the team leader
- undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations
- use communication devices
- work in a fishery team
- work in inclement conditions
- work in outdoor conditions
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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