Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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water-based aquaculture worker
ESCO occupation · 37 essential, 19 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
transfer fish
fish welfare regulations
assess cage water quality
apply standard feeding and nutrition protocols
carry out fish transportation
preserve fish samples for diagnosis
operate hatchery trays
measure water flow
collect dead fish
carry out shellfish depuration procedures
prepare fish holding units
measure water quality parameters
prepare fish treatment facilities
work in a fishery team
operate fish capture equipment
transport fish
pedagogy
carry out fish disease prevention measures
collect fish samples for diagnosis
stock fish into holding units
measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity
maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities
collect biological data
operation of transport equipment
maintain shellfish depuration equipment
prepare aquatic animals for harvesting
prepare for small craft operation
collect live fish
harvest live aquatic species
operate small craft
observe abnormal fish behaviour
swim
collect growth rate information
carry out standard aquaculture stock health operations
carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
operation of lifting gears
rope manipulation
Optional & specialised skills
perform diving interventions
animal welfare legislation
maintain fish harvesting equipment
communicate in English in a competent way
fish anatomy
maintain diving equipment
fishing gear
handle harvested fish
prepare fish harvesting equipment
check diving equipment
fish biology
monitor fish mortality rates
use communication devices
communicate by telephone
screen live fish deformities
environmental legislation
maintain internal communication systems
fish identification and classification
communicate in an outdoor setting
Other matches: aquaculture cage technician · water-based aquaculture technician · aquaculture harvesting worker · aquaculture husbandry worker · aquaculture hatchery worker
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.