4.9 KiB
4.9 KiB
Competences — aquaculture husbandry manager
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a5826284-14fb-4866-b9be-69ce69db1b71).
Essential
- animal welfare legislation (knowledge)
- aquaculture cultivation equipment (knowledge)
- aquaculture production planning software (knowledge)
- assess cage water quality (skill/competence)
- biosecurity (knowledge)
- calculate aquatic resources growth rate (skill/competence)
- collaborate with animal related professionals (skill/competence)
- control aquatic production environment (skill/competence)
- develop fish health and welfare management plans (skill/competence)
- develop stock health programmes (skill/competence)
- effect of water currents (knowledge)
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety (skill/competence)
- ensure cage safety requirements are followed (skill/competence)
- ensure compliance with aquaculture standards (skill/competence)
- escapee contingency plans (knowledge)
- fish biology (knowledge)
- fish grading (knowledge)
- fish harvesting methods (knowledge)
- fish welfare regulations (knowledge)
- fishing industry (knowledge)
- handle veterinary emergencies (skill/competence)
- husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources (knowledge)
- identify risks in aquaculture facilities (skill/competence)
- implement contingency plans for escapees (skill/competence)
- implement fin fish feeding regimes (skill/competence)
- incidents and accidents recording (knowledge)
- interpret scientific data to assess water quality (skill/competence)
- maintain aquaculture equipment (skill/competence)
- manage aquatic resources stock production (skill/competence)
- manage water flows and catchments (skill/competence)
- monitor feeding systems (skill/competence)
- monitor fish mortality rates (skill/competence)
- monitor the use of resources in production (skill/competence)
- plan aquatic resources feeding regimes (skill/competence)
- rates of growth assessment (knowledge)
- supervise pest and disease control (skill/competence)
- supervise waste disposal (skill/competence)
- supervise waste water treatments (skill/competence)
- write work-related reports (skill/competence)
Optional
- check diving equipment (skill/competence)
- code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (knowledge)
- communicate by telephone (skill/competence)
- communicate verbal instructions (skill/competence)
- conduct fish mortality studies (skill/competence)
- critique the dive with the dive team (skill/competence)
- deliver online training (skill/competence)
- develop outreach training plans (skill/competence)
- diving operation requirements (knowledge)
- evaluate training (skill/competence)
- have computer literacy (skill/competence)
- identify training needs (skill/competence)
- maintain diving equipment (skill/competence)
- operate an emergency communication system (skill/competence)
- operate small craft (skill/competence)
- perform diving interventions (skill/competence)
- prepare for small craft operation (skill/competence)
- provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities (skill/competence)
- speak different languages (skill/competence)
- train employees (skill/competence)
- use communication devices (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 2 ads, as of 2026-07-08)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- animal care — 100 %
- animal husbandry — 50 %
- chemical management — 50 %
- collection planning — 50 %
- marine turtle rehabilitation — 50 %
- breeding program management — 50 %
- budget management — 50 %
- emergency response — 50 %
- operant conditioning — 50 %
- operational planning — 50 %
- performance management — 50 %
- positive reinforcement training — 50 %
- record keeping — 50 %
- husbandry — 50 %
- scuba diving — 50 %
- staff development — 50 %
- veterinary protocols — 50 %
- water quality testing — 50 %
Methods
- standard operating procedures (sops) — 50 %
- sea turtle stranding protocols — 50 %
Responsibilities
- habitat maintenance — 100 %
- cetacean team leadership — 50 %
- public representation — 50 %
- interdepartmental collaboration — 50 %
- intern oversight — 50 %
- regulatory compliance — 50 %
- research support — 50 %
- resource allocation — 50 %
- medical care administration — 50 %
- compliance maintenance — 50 %
- data record keeping — 50 %
- animal welfare oversight — 50 %
- animal feeding — 50 %
- staff training — 50 %
- volunteer management — 50 %
- training protocol development — 50 %