water-based aquaculture technician
Water-based aquaculture technicians coordinate and supervise activities on fattening aquaculture organisms in suspended systems (floating or submerged structures). They participate in extraction operations and handling organisms for commercialisation. Water-based aquaculture technicians supervise maintenance of equipment and facilities (cages, rafts, longlines, bouchot).
Also called: technician in water-based aquaculture, water-based fisheries technician, water-based fish farm technician
- 22
- essential skills
- 19
- 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 husbandry technicianWhat changes?15 skills in common
- aquaculture cage technicianWhat changes?13 skills in common
- aquaculture harvesting technician9 skills in common
- water-based aquaculture worker8 skills in common
- aquaculture husbandry manager7 skills in common
- aquaculture production manager6 skills in common
- aquaculture cage mooring worker5 skills in common
- aquaculture recirculation technician5 skills in common
Essential skills
22- animal welfare legislation
- apply fish treatments
- aquaculture production planning software
- assess cage water quality
- calculate aquatic resources growth rate
- carry out feeding operations
- carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- computerised feeding systems
- control aquatic production environment
- fish grading
- monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour
- monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species
- observe abnormal fish behaviour
- observe fish disease symptoms
- operate small craft
- organise shellfish depuration
- perform fish grading operations
- prepare for small craft operation
- preserve fish samples for diagnosis
- rates of growth assessment
- swim
Optional skills
19- collect broodstock
- communicate in an outdoor setting
- communicate verbal instructions
- develop aquaculture strategies
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- fish anatomy
- incidents and accidents recording
- maintain diving equipment
- maintain incident reporting records
- manage time in fishery operations
- report live online
- report pollution incidents
- report to the team leader
- screen live fish deformities
- use communication devices
- use different communication channels
- work in inclement conditions
- work in outdoor conditions
- write work-related reports
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