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