aquaculture production manager
Aquaculture production managers plan, direct and coordinate the production of fish, shellfish or other forms of aquatic life such as cash crops, in large-scale aquaculture operations to culture and harvest or for release into fresh, brackish or salt water.
Also called: fish farm production manager, fishery production manager, manager of aquaculture production
- 39
- essential skills
- 24
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 1312
- 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 husbandry managerWhat changes?20 skills in common
- aquaculture hatchery managerWhat changes?15 skills in common
- aquaculture harvesting managerWhat changes?10 skills in common
- aquaculture recirculation manager9 skills in common
- aquaculture site supervisor9 skills in common
- aquaculture husbandry technician7 skills in common
- aquaculture rearing technician7 skills in common
- water-based aquaculture technician6 skills in common
Essential skills
39- animal welfare legislation
- apply company policies
- aquaculture production planning software
- aquaculture reproduction
- biosecurity
- compare production forecasts with actual results
- control aquatic production environment
- deliver aquatic products to customer specifications
- design principles of containment systems
- develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture
- develop stock health programmes
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- environmental legislation
- escapee contingency plans
- fish biology
- fish grading
- fish harvesting methods
- fishing industry
- fresh water ecosystems
- husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources
- implement contingency plans for escapees
- manage a small-to-medium business
- manage aquatic resources stock production
- manage teamwork
- monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species
- monitor the farm environmental management plan
- monitor the use of resources in production
- perform project management
- plan aquatic resources feeding regimes
- principles of insurance
- provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities
- quality standards applicable to aquaculture products
- rates of growth assessment
- shellfish cultivation systems
- supervise aquaculture facilities
- supervise waste disposal
- supervise waste water treatments
- treat fish diseases
- write work-related reports
Optional skills
24- assess site production potential
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- develop aquaculture breeding strategies
- develop aquaculture strategies
- develop food safety programmes
- draw up marketing and sales plan
- e-agriculture
- fish anatomy
- implement scientific decision making in healthcare
- make independent operating decisions
- marketing principles
- organise sale of live products
- organise staff assessment
- perform market research
- perform water treatments
- plankton production
- prepare documentation for international shipping
- set up documentation control system
- solve operational transport problems
- traceability in food industry
- use different communication channels
- work in inclement conditions
- work in outdoor conditions
- work in shifts
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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