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name: aquatic-animal-health-professional
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'aquatic animal health professional' (also: aquaculture health specialist, marine animal health expert, aquatic animal health adviser, aquaculture health professional, aquatic marine health specialist, aquatic animals health professional). Use when the user asks for typical aquatic animal health professional work such as: typical aquatic animal health professional responsibilities"
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# Aquatic Animal Health Professional

Aquatic animal health professionals diagnose, prevent and treat diseases, injuries and dysfunctions of aquatic animals by implementing appropriate sampling protocols. They supervise the use of medicines, including vaccines, and collect data on fish health, making regular reports to the appropriate personnel. They may provide care to a wide range of aquatic animals or specialise in the treatment of a particular group or in a particular speciality area. They may provide advice, support and training to farm staff on best practice with regard to the health and welfare of the cultured organisms.

## Core workflow


## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

## Key competences (essential)

- administer treatments to fish
- analyse fish samples for diagnosis
- analyse work-related written reports
- applied zoology
- apply scientific methods
- aquatic species
- biology
- biosecurity
- biotechnology in aquaculture
- botany
- carry out fish disease prevention measures
- collect biological data
- collect fish samples for diagnosis
- communicate specialised veterinary information
- conduct fish mortality studies

## Hot technologies

- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- SAS
- Structured query language SQL

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8467dda9-34c6-4c6f-aa37-e7bddffac007), O*NET 30.3 (19-1011.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*