water-based aquaculture worker
ISCO: 9216. Skills: 57. Essential: 36.
Essential skills
- assess cage water quality
- carry out fish disease prevention measures
- carry out fish transportation
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- collect biological data
- collect dead fish
- collect fish samples for diagnosis
- collect growth rate information
- collect live fish
- depurate shellfish
- fish welfare regulations
- harvest aquatic resources
- maintain shellfish depuration equipment
- maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities
- measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity
- measure water flow
- measure water quality parameters
- monitor aquaculture stock health standards
- observe abnormal fish behaviour
- operate fish capture equipment
- operate hatchery trays
- operate small craft
- operation of lifting gears
- operation of transport equipment
- pedagogy
- perform fish grading operations
- prepare fish holding units
- prepare fish treatment facilities
- prepare for small craft operation
- preserve fish samples for diagnosis
- rope manipulation
- stock fish
- swim
- transfer fish
- transport fish
- work in a fishery team
Supporting skills
- animal welfare legislation
- apply fish harvest methods
- check diving equipment
- collect broodstock
- communicate by telephone
- communicate in an outdoor setting
- environmental legislation
- fish anatomy
- fish biology
- fish identification and classification
- fishing gear
- fishing industry
- handle harvested fish
- maintain diving equipment
- maintain fish harvesting equipment
- maintain internal communication systems
- monitor fish mortality rates
- perform diving interventions
- screen live fish deformities
- set up fish harvesting equipment
- use communication devices