ISCO Occupation Group 6221.1 Aquaculture Cage Technician
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Aquaculture Cage Technician: Aquaculture cage technicians operate in the production of aquatic organisms in water-based (freshwater, brackish water, salt water) on-growing processes in cages.
Essential Skills
- Observe Abnormal Fish Behaviour
- Prepare For Small Craft Operation
- Perform Diving Interventions
- Maintain Diving Equipment
- Measure Water Flow
- Water Currents
- Carry Out Maintenance On Cage Equipment And Machinery
- Implement Fin Fish Feeding Regimes
- Monitor Fish Mortality Rates
- Monitor Feeding Behaviour
- Fish Grading
- Handle Waste
- Monitor Fish Health Status
- Control Aquatic Production Environment
- Supervise Cage Net Systems
- Preserve Fish Samples For Diagnosis
- Perform Water Treatments
- Identify Common Aquatic Species Diseases
- Assess Cage Water Quality
- Check Diving Equipment
- Apply Fish Treatments
- Operate Small Craft
- Apply Standard Feeding And Nutrition Protocols
- Fish Biology
- Carry Out Feeding Operations
- Screen Live Fish Deformities
- Measure Water Quality Parameters
- Swim
- Carry Out Preparations For Fish Disease Specialist
- Use Water Disinfection Equipment
- Rates Of Growth Assessment
- Pests And Diseases
- Maintain Grading Equipment
- Perform Water Chemistry Analysis
- Carry Out Fish Disease Prevention Measures
- Operation Of Lifting Gears
- Maintain Aquaculture Cage Equipment
- Monitor Feeding Systems
Optional Skills
- Communicate In English In A Competent Way
- Conduct Fish Mortality Studies
- Have Computer Literacy
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development In Fishery Operations
- Use Different Communication Channels
- Handle Harvested Fish
- Prepare Fish Harvesting Equipment
- Ensure Aquaculture Personnel Health And Safety
- Maintain Internal Communication Systems
- Prepare Aquatic Animals For Harvesting
- Use Communication Devices
- Operate An Emergency Communication System
- Speak Different Languages
- Manage Cage Nets
- Maintain Ropes
- Rope Manipulation
- Make Time-Critical Decisions
- Harvest Aquatic Resources
- Set Up Fish Harvesting Equipment
Alternative Names
- Aquaculture Support Worker
- Fish Cage Technician
- Cage Technician
- Technician In Aquaculture Cages
