# Competences — aquaculture production manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5945cba8-19a4-4632-8a8f-4186e2bad1a3).

## Essential

- **animal welfare legislation** (knowledge)
- **apply company policies** (skill/competence)
- **aquaculture production planning software** (knowledge)
- **aquaculture reproduction** (knowledge)
- **biosecurity** (knowledge)
- **compare production forecasts with actual results** (skill/competence)
- **control aquatic production environment** (skill/competence)
- **deliver aquatic products to customer specifications** (skill/competence)
- **design principles of containment systems** (knowledge)
- **develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture** (skill/competence)
- **develop stock health programmes** (skill/competence)
- **ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety** (skill/competence)
- **environmental legislation** (knowledge)
- **escapee contingency plans** (knowledge)
- **fish biology** (knowledge)
- **fish grading** (knowledge)
- **fish harvesting methods** (knowledge)
- **fishing industry** (knowledge)
- **fresh water ecosystems** (knowledge)
- **husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources** (knowledge)
- **implement contingency plans for escapees** (skill/competence)
- **manage a small-to-medium business** (skill/competence)
- **manage aquatic resources stock production** (skill/competence)
- **manage teamwork** (skill/competence)
- **monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species** (skill/competence)
- **monitor the farm environmental management plan** (skill/competence)
- **monitor the use of resources in production** (skill/competence)
- **perform project management** (skill/competence)
- **plan aquatic resources feeding regimes** (skill/competence)
- **principles of insurance** (knowledge)
- **provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities** (skill/competence)
- **quality standards applicable to aquaculture products** (knowledge)
- **rates of growth assessment** (knowledge)
- **shellfish cultivation systems** (knowledge)
- **supervise aquaculture facilities** (skill/competence)
- **supervise waste disposal** (skill/competence)
- **supervise waste water treatments** (skill/competence)
- **treat fish diseases** (skill/competence)
- **write work-related reports** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- assess site production potential (skill/competence)
- collaborate with animal related professionals (skill/competence)
- develop aquaculture breeding strategies (skill/competence)
- develop aquaculture strategies (skill/competence)
- develop food safety programmes (skill/competence)
- draw up marketing and sales plan (skill/competence)
- e-agriculture (knowledge)
- fish anatomy (knowledge)
- implement scientific decision making in healthcare (skill/competence)
- make independent operating decisions (skill/competence)
- marketing principles (knowledge)
- organise sale of live products (skill/competence)
- organise staff assessment (skill/competence)
- perform market research (skill/competence)
- perform water treatments (skill/competence)
- plankton production (knowledge)
- prepare documentation for international shipping (skill/competence)
- set up documentation control system (skill/competence)
- solve operational transport problems (skill/competence)
- traceability in food industry (knowledge)
- use different communication channels (skill/competence)
- work in inclement conditions (skill/competence)
- work in outdoor conditions (skill/competence)
- work in shifts (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 18 ads, as of 2026-07-08)

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### Responsibilities

- staff training — **17 %**

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