aquaculture cage technician
Aquaculture cage technicians operate in the production of aquatic organisms in water-based (freshwater, brackish water, salt water) on-growing processes in cages.
Also called: aquaculture support worker, fish cage technician, cage technician, technician in aquaculture cages
- 38
- essential skills
- 18
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 6221
- 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?14 skills in common
- aquaculture harvesting technicianWhat changes?13 skills in common
- water-based aquaculture technicianWhat changes?13 skills in common
- water-based aquaculture worker11 skills in common
- aquaculture recirculation technician10 skills in common
- aquaculture husbandry manager9 skills in common
- aquaculture rearing technician8 skills in common
- aquaculture husbandry worker7 skills in common
Essential skills
38- apply fish treatments
- assess cage water quality
- carry out feeding operations
- carry out fish disease prevention measures
- carry out maintenance on cage equipment and machinery
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- check diving equipment
- control aquatic production environment
- effect of water currents
- fish biology
- fish grading
- identify common aquatic species diseases
- implement fin fish feeding regimes
- maintain aquaculture cage equipment
- maintain diving equipment
- maintain grading equipment
- manage waste
- measure water flow
- measure water quality parameters
- monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour
- monitor feeding systems
- monitor fish health status
- monitor fish mortality rates
- monitor larval growth
- observe abnormal fish behaviour
- operate small craft
- operation of lifting gears
- perform diving interventions
- perform water chemistry analysis
- perform water treatments
- pests and diseases
- prepare for small craft operation
- preserve fish samples for diagnosis
- rates of growth assessment
- screen live fish deformities
- supervise cage net systems
- swim
- use water disinfection equipment
Optional skills
18- collect broodstock
- conduct fish mortality studies
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- handle harvested fish
- harvest aquatic resources
- have computer literacy
- maintain cage nets
- maintain internal communication systems
- maintain ropes
- make time-critical decisions
- operate an emergency communication system
- perform fish grading operations
- rope manipulation
- set up fish harvesting equipment
- speak different languages
- undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations
- use communication devices
- use different communication channels
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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