From aquaculture husbandry technician to aquaculture husbandry manager
14 of the 39 essential skills of a aquaculture husbandry manager are already essential for a aquaculture husbandry technician — about 36% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 25
- would be new
- 36%
- of the target job covered
- 39
- essential skills of a aquaculture husbandry manager
What a aquaculture husbandry manager does
Aquaculture husbandry managers specialise in the husbandry of ongrowing aquatic species, especially in the feeding, growth, and stock management processes.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- aquaculture cultivation equipment
- aquaculture production planning software
- calculate aquatic resources growth rate
- control aquatic production environment
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- ensure cage safety requirements are followed
- ensure compliance with aquaculture standards
- fish biology
- fish grading
- identify risks in aquaculture facilities
- implement fin fish feeding regimes
- monitor feeding systems
- monitor fish mortality rates
- rates of growth assessment
What would be new
25 skillsEssential for a aquaculture husbandry manager and not for a aquaculture husbandry technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- animal welfare legislation
- assess cage water quality
- biosecurity
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- develop fish health and welfare management plans
- develop stock health programmes
- effect of water currents
- escapee contingency plans
- fish harvesting methods
- fish welfare regulations
- fishing industry
- handle veterinary emergencies
- husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources
- implement contingency plans for escapees
- incidents and accidents recording
- interpret scientific data to assess water quality
- maintain aquaculture equipment
- manage aquatic resources stock production
- manage water flows and catchments
- monitor the use of resources in production
- plan aquatic resources feeding regimes
- supervise pest and disease control
- supervise waste disposal
- supervise waste water treatments
- write work-related reports
Other moves from aquaculture husbandry technician
2 roles- water-based aquaculture technician15 skills in common
- aquaculture cage technician14 skills in common
← aquaculture husbandry technicianaquaculture husbandry manager →The other way round
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How far are you from being a aquaculture husbandry manager?
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