water-based aquaculture worker

Water-based aquaculture workers carry out manual activities in the ongrowing processes of cultured aquatic organisms in water-based suspended systems (floating or submerged structures). They participate in extraction operations and the handling of organisms for commercialisation. Water-based aquaculture workers maintain and clean facilities (nets, mooring ropes, cages).

Alternative Labels

water-based fish culture worker

water-based fisheries worker

water-based fish farm worker

worker in water-based aquaculture

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

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 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 perform fish grading operations prepare fish holding units prepare fish treatment facilities prepare for small craft operation preserve fish samples for diagnosis stock fish swim transfer fish transport fish work in a fishery team

Essential Knowledge

fish welfare regulations operation of lifting gears operation of transport equipment pedagogy rope manipulation

Optional Skills and Competences

apply fish harvest methods check diving equipment collect broodstock communicate by telephone communicate in an outdoor setting 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

Optional Knowledge

animal welfare legislation environmental legislation fish anatomy fish biology fish identification and classification fishing gear fishing industry

Skills & Competences

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/aa0fd823-2f45-41c8-a3c6-97d97885e455

Status

released

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