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Career Guidance Skills handling and moving S6.9 - handling animals S6.9.2 - tending and breeding aquatic animals Control aquatic production environment
Description
Assess the impact of biological conditions such as algae and fouling organisms by managing water intakes, catchments and oxygen use.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 9 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 10 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 6 (Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers)
Essential for
- Aquaculture hatchery managerAquaculture hatchery managers plan, direct, and coordinate the production in large-scale aquaculture operations to breed fish and shellfish, developing aquaculture breeding strateg…
- Water-based aquaculture technicianWater-based aquaculture technicians coordinate and supervise activities on fattening aquaculture organisms in suspended systems (floating or submerged structures). They participate…
- Aquaculture cage technicianAquaculture cage technicians operate in the production of aquatic organisms in water-based (freshwater, brackish water, salt water) on-growing processes in cages. Other titles The …
- Aquaculture production managerAquaculture production managers plan, direct and coordinate the production of fish, shellfish or other forms of aquatic life such as cash crops, in large-scale aquaculture operatio…
- Aquaculture rearing technicianAquaculture rearing technicians operate in aquatic organisms' production. They are specialists in the rearing, weaning and production of juveniles. Other titles The following job t…
- Aquatic animal health professionalAquatic animal health professionals diagnose, prevent, and treat diseases, injuries, and dysfunctions of aquatic animals by implementing appropriate sampling protocols. They superv…
- Aquaculture husbandry managerAquaculture husbandry managers specialise in the husbandry of ongrowing aquatic species, especially in the feeding, growth, and stock management processes. Other titles The followi…
- Aquaculture site supervisorAquaculture site supervisors supervise production processes in large-scale aquaculture operations and inspect aquaculture sites to maintain and improve performance. They maintain t…
- Aquaculture harvesting technicianAquaculture harvesting technicians operate the harvesting process of aquatic organisms' production, managing the complex equipment and machinery used in the harvesting of specific …
Optional for
- EcologistAn Ecologist studies the relationships between living organisms and their environment, examining how ecosystems function and how human activities affect biodiversity and natural ha…
Related skills
- Ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- Fish biology
- Write work-related reports
- Biosecurity
- Work in outdoor conditions
- Screen live fish deformities
- Work in inclement conditions
- Fish anatomy
- Provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities
- Fish identification and classification
- Animal welfare legislation
- Use communication devices
Last updated on February 19, 2026
