Water-based Aquaculture Worker Agricultural & Forestry Labourers

The set of rules that apply in fish harvesting methods which ensure fish well-being.

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The discipline that concerns the theory and practice of education including the various instructional methods for educating individuals or groups.

Rope manipulation which relates to knotting and splicing.

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Use of different types of lifting gears, such as winches, telescopic loaders, sea cranes, forklift trucks.

Use of transportation gear, such as car, forklift, truck, tractor, trailer, convoy.

Carry out disease prevention measures for fish, molluscs, and crustaceans for land-based and water-based aquaculture facilities.

Collect biological specimens, record and summarise biological data for use in technical studies, developing environmental management plans and biological products.

Quality assure water by taking into consideration various elements, such as temperature.

Operate small craft used for transport and feeding.

Prepare for personnel operation of small craft, both with licence and without licence.

Collect and preserve larval, fish and mollusc samples or lesions for diagnosis by fish disease specialists.

Move through water by means of the limbs.

Make up feed on-site. Feed animals by hand or with feeding machines according to agreed protocols. Monitor animal feeding behaviour.

Analyse the quality of water by monitoring the state of temperature and oxygen, among other parameters.

Can manually lift, transfer, position and set down a load, using lifting gears such as forklifts, winches, sea cranes and others. Can operate equipment used in the transportation of fish, …

Prepare environment and equipment for fish disease specialist treatments, including vaccination treatments.

Carry out shellfish depuration procedures. Load and unload shellfish for depuration.

Perform activities that ensure monitoring and implementation of aquaculture health standards and health analysis of the fish population.

Gather dead fish in recipients like tanks and cages.

Collect fish and shellfish samples for diagnosis by fish diseases specialists.

Collect information on growth rate in farm aquatic species.

​Gather fish using techniques which minimise the stress caused to fish and avoid fish escapes occurring.

Prepare for harvesting live species. Harvest live aquatic species including shellfish for human consumption.

Maintain shellfish depuration equipment, clean, uv lamps.

Clean off fouling and maintain floating and submerged aquaculture structures. Repair floating and submerged aquaculture structures.

Identify and measure the biological, physico-chemical impacts of specific aquaculture farm activity on the environment. Carry out all necessary tests, including collection and processing of samples for analysis.

Measure water flow, water intakes and catchments.

Observe, describe and monitor abnormal fish behaviour in respect of feeding, swimming, surfacing.

Operate fish capture equipment, for grading, sampling or harvesting purposes.

Fill hatchery trays with fertilised eggs and place trays in incubation troughs.

Grade fish, molluscs, crustaceans manually and using equipment in preparation for harvesting.

Prepare fish holding units to receive fish. Conduct swim throughs.

Prepare fish treatment facilities to effectively isolate contaminated fish during treatment. Control the application of treatments to avoid contaminating other stock, containers and the wider environment.

Stock fish into holding units and maintain good environmental condition within the holding unit.

Transfer fully grown fish to a body of water, using a tank truck.

Transport live and harvested fish, molluscs, crustaceans from farm to client.

Work as part of a crew or team, and meet team deadlines and responsibilities together.

The study of fish, shellfish or crustacean organisms, categorized into many specialised fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behaviour, origins and distribution.

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The legal boundaries, codes of professional conduct, national and EU regulatory frameworks and legal procedures of working with animals and living organisms, ensuring their welfare and health.

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The environmental policies and legislation applicable in a certain domain.

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The study of the form or morphology of fish species.

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The processes which allow the identification and classification of fish.

Identification of the different gear used in capture fisheries and their functional capacity.

Check diving equipment for valid certification to ensure its suitability. Ensure that any diving equipment is examined by a competent person before use, at least once on each day on …

Liaise via telephone by making and answering calls in a timely, professional and polite manner.

Communicate with participants in more than one language of the European Union; handle a crisis following guidelines and recognise the importance of proper behaviour in crisis situations.

Competent use of English; R351refers to level C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Perform maintenance actions, including small repairs, on diving equipment.

Maintain an effective internal communication system among employees and department managers.

Monitor fish mortalities and assess possible causes.

Perform hyperbaric interventions at a maximum pressure of 4 atmospheres. Prepare and review the personal equipment and the auxiliary material; perform and supervise the dive; realise maintenance of the diving …

Screen for deformities in live fish including larvae

Operate communication devices in order to interact with customers, colleagues, and others.

Handle harvested fish in a manner which maintains flesh quality. Effectively store fish in chilled storage.

Clean and store fish harvesting equipment after use.

Prepare fish harvesting equipment and facilities for the efficient slaughter of the fish and subsequent storage.