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
prepare fish treatment facilities
maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities
carry out fish transportation
collect growth rate information
collect fish samples for diagnosis
collect biological data
operate hatchery trays
operate small craft
rope manipulation
operation of transport equipment
collect live fish
operate fish capture equipment
pedagogy
assess cage water quality
measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity
carry out standard aquaculture stock health operations
measure water quality parameters
measure water flow
operation of lifting gears
prepare aquatic animals for harvesting
work in a fishery team
harvest live aquatic species
prepare fish holding units
observe abnormal fish behaviour
prepare for small craft operation
carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
transport fish
fish welfare regulations
carry out shellfish depuration procedures
swim
transfer fish
preserve fish samples for diagnosis
maintain shellfish depuration equipment
carry out fish disease prevention measures
collect dead fish
apply standard feeding and nutrition protocols
stock fish into holding units
Optional & specialised skills
maintain fish harvesting equipment
prepare fish harvesting equipment
monitor fish mortality rates
maintain diving equipment
environmental legislation
use communication devices
communicate in English in a competent way
maintain internal communication systems
animal welfare legislation
fish anatomy
fish biology
fish identification and classification
fishing gear
communicate by telephone
screen live fish deformities
handle harvested fish
communicate in an outdoor setting
perform diving interventions
check diving equipment
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.