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Aquaculture rearing technician
Aquaculture rearing technician Fish culturist Fish rearing technician Technician in aquaculture rearing
Aquaculture rearing technicians operate in aquatic organisms' production. They are specialists in the rearing, weaning and production of juveniles.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Breeding, raising and cultivating fish, mussels, oysters and other forms of aquatic life as cash crops or for release into freshwater or saltwater;
(b) Collecting and recording growth, production and environmental data;
(c) Conducting and supervising stock examinations in order to identify diseases or parasites;
(d) Monitoring environments to ensure maintenance of optimum conditions for aquatic life;
(e) Directing and monitoring trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques;
(f) Cleaning, freezing, icing or salting catch on- or offshore, and preparing fish and other products for shipment;
(g) Maintaining buildings, tanks, machinery, boats and other equipment;
(h) Delivering or marketing products;
(i) Renting or investing in buildings, equipment and machinery, and purchasing food and other supplies;
(j) Supervising and training aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers.
Knowledge
- Biology
- Fisheries
- Medicine
Digital competencies
- Tending and breeding aquatic animals
- Monitoring health conditions of humans and animals
- Providing therapy or veterinary treatment for animals
- Operating petroleum, chemical or water processing systems or equipment
- Feeding and grooming animals
Digital competencies
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Supporting others
- Leading others
- Collaborating in teams and networks
- Communicating
Professional groups of the occupation
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
Market-oriented skilled forestry, fishery and hunting workers
Fishery workers, hunters and trappers
Aquaculture workers
Related training
Vocational training
- Aquaculture IVET
Certificates of professionalism
- Handling and conservation in fisheries and aquaculture CP2
- Fattening of fish, crustaceans and cephalopods CP2
- Fattening of bivalve molluscs CP2
- Production in aquaculture hatchery CP2
- Live feed production CP2
Legend by training level:
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Market-oriented skilled forestry, fishery and hunting workers
85%
15%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Market-oriented skilled forestry, fishery and hunting workers
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Fishery workers, hunters and trappers
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Aquaculture workers
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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