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Career Guidance Skills handling and moving S6.9 - handling animals S6.9.2 - tending and breeding aquatic animals Perform fish grading operations
Description
Gather live fish using techniques which minimise the stress caused to fish and avoid fish escapes occurring. Grade them manually or using equipment. Report on the grading operation, ensuring compliance with specifications.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 6 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 8 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 6 (Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers)
Essential for
- 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 hatchery workerAquaculture hatchery workers are active in the production of aquatic organisms in land-based hatchery processes. They assist in the process of raising organisms throughout the earl…
- Water-based aquaculture workerWater-based aquaculture workers carry out manual activities in the ongrowing processes of cultured aquatic organisms in water-based suspended systems (floating or submerged structu…
- Aquaculture husbandry workerAquaculture husbandry workers are active in the production of aquatic organisms in land-based on-growing processes. They assist in the process of raising organisms through all sta…
- 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 …
- Aquaculture harvesting workerAquaculture harvesting workers work in the harvesting of those aquatic organisms cultured in land-based on-growing processes. Other titles The following job titles also refer to aq…
Optional for
- Aquaculture cage mooring workerAquaculture cage mooring workers operate highly-specialised equipment in order to moor cages in stable stations, drifting cages or even self-propelled and semi-submerged cages.&nbs…
- 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 …
Related skills
- Fish grading
- Collect broodstock
- Carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- Operate small craft
- Swim
- Maintain diving equipment
- Use communication devices
- Screen live fish deformities
- Prepare for small craft operation
- Monitor fish mortality rates
- Undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations
- Work in outdoor conditions
- Communicate by telephone
Last updated on February 18, 2026
