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K - knowledge
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S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
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S6.0 - handling and moving
S6.1 - sorting and packaging goods and materials
S6.2 - moving and lifting
S6.3 - transforming and blending materials
S6.4 - tending plants and crops
S6.5 - assembling and fabricating products
S6.6 - making moulds, casts, models and patterns
S6.7 - using hand tools
S6.9 - handling animals
S6.9.0 - handling animals
S6.9.1 - tending and breeding animals
S6.9.2 - tending and breeding aquatic animals
- apply fish harvest methods
- apply fish treatments
- apply fishery biology to fishery management
- carry out hatchery production processes
- collect aquatic resources
- collect broodstock
- collect dead fish
- collect live fish
- condition broodstock
- control aquatic production environment
- coordinate fish handling operations
- culture aquaculture hatchery stocks
- depurate shellfish
- establish aquarium
- estimate fishery status
- handle broodstock
- handle fish products
- handle harvested fish
- handle larval weaning process
- harvest live aquatic species
- induce spawning of cultured aquaculture species
- inspect fish eggs
- maintain aquaculture containers
- maintain aquaculture ponds
- maintain aquaculture water quality in hatcheries
- maintain shellfish depuration equipment
- maintain the production of juveniles at the nursery stage
- manage aquatic habitat
- manage aquatic resources
- manage aquatic resources stock production
- manage capture broodstock operations
- manage spat collection equipment
- manure aquaculture ponds
- monitor aquaculture stock health standards
- monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species
- monitor hatchery production
- monitor larval growth
- monitor live fish collection
- monitor treated fish
- observe fish disease symptoms
- operate hatchery trays
- perform fish grading operations
- perform spawning and fertilisation on fish eggs
- prepare aquatic animals for harvesting
- prepare fish holding units
- prepare fish treatment facilities
- rear food fish
S6.9.3 - moving and herding animals
S6.9.4 - hunting, trapping and slaughtering animals
S6.9.5 - feeding and grooming animals
S6.9.6 - training animals
S6.9.7 - providing therapy or veterinary treatment for animals
S6.11 - cleaning
S6.12 - washing and maintaining textiles and clothing
S6.13 - handling and disposing of waste and hazardous materials
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
T - transversal skills and competences

harvest aquatic resources

skills

handling and moving

handling animals

tending and breeding aquatic animals

harvest aquatic resources

Description

Description

Grade fish, molluscs, crustaceans manually and using equipment in preparation for harvesting. Harvest shellfish for human consumption. Harvest live fish for live transport. Harvest all species in a humane manner. Handle harvested fish in a manner which maintains flesh quality.

Alternative Labels

aquatic resource harvesting

aquatic resources harvesting

fish, molluscs, crustacean harvesting

fish, molluscs, crustaceans harvesting

harvest aquatic resources

harvest fish, molluscs, crustaceans

harvesting aquatic resources

harvesting fish, molluscs, crustaceans

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skill

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sector specific skills and competences

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