Profession aquaculture recirculation manager

Aquaculture recirculation managers control the production of aquatic organisms in land-based recirculation systems, manage water re-use processes and supervise complex circulation, aeration and biofilter systems.

Personality Type

• Investigative / Realistic
• Realistic / Investigative
• Social / Realistic

Knowledge

• Fire-fighting systems

  The devices and systems used to extinguish fires; the classes and chemistry of fire.

• Health and safety regulations

  Necessary health, safety, hygiene and environmental standards and legislation rules in the sector of particular activity.

• Fish biology

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

• Fish harvesting methods

  Knowledge of up-to-date fish harvesting methods.

• Fish welfare regulations

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

• Fish grading

  The method of how fish are graded according to their different characteristics: specification, size, quality and condition.

• Fish identification and classification

  The processes which allow the identification and classification of fish.

• Water reuse

  Principles of water re-use processes in complex circulation systems.

• Water chemistry analysis

  Principles of complex water chemistry.

• Recirculation systems

  The characteristics and functioning of complex circulation, aeration and biofilter systems.

• Biofilter systems

  The techniques used to control pollution via biofiltration processes.

Skills

• Participate in the organisation of emergency drills

  Participate in preparing and executing emergency drills. Take charge of on-scene response actions. Help ensure that written drill reports are logged properly. Make sure that all personnel adhere to pre-planned emergency procedures as carefully as possible in the event of an emergency situation.

• Provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities

  Provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities, through instruction and demonstration of skills. Provide, implement and supervise a training development plan.

• Maintain safety systems

  Perform activities for the maintenance of fire fighting and related safety systems.

• Identify training needs

  Analyse the training problems and identify the training requirements of an organisation or individuals, so as to provide them with instruction tailored to their prior mastery, profile, means and problem.

• Supervise circulation systems

  Supervise complex circulation and aeration systems applying water chemistry analysis.

• Maintain recirculation systems

  Monitor and maintain water circulation within holding units. Monitor the condition of the water filtering and purification equipment.

• Control fish diseases

  Identify the symptoms of fish diseases. Apply appropriate measures to treat or eliminate diagnosed conditions.

• Make time-critical decisions

  Pursue optimal time-critical decision making within the organisation.

• Supervise biofilter systems

  Supervise biofilter systems.

• Inspect fish stock

  Collect and examine fish to evaluate the health of fish stock.

• Carry out fish disease prevention measures

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

• Write work-related reports

  Compose work-related reports that support effective relationship management and a high standard of documentation and record keeping. Write and present results and conclusions in a clear and intelligible way so they are comprehensible to a non-expert audience.

• Monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species

  Monitor and assess growth rates and biomass of cultivated fish species, taking mortalities into account. Calculate and forecast growth rates. Monitor and assess mortalities.

• Monitor water quality

  Measure water quality: temperature, oxygen, salinity, pH, N2, NO2,NH4, CO2, turbidity, chlorophyll. Monitor microbiological water quality.

• Manage recirculation systems equipment

  Manage complex electrical, electronic and control equipment in recirculation systems.

• Manage recirculation systems

  Manage pumping, aerating, heating and lighting equipment as needed in recirculation systems.

• Conduct fish mortality studies

  Collect fish mortality data. Identify causes of mortality and provide solutions .

• Develop fish health and welfare management plans

  Develop a plan which lists risks from outdoor factors, such as predators, and pests.

• Implement fin fish feeding regimes

  Implement daily fin fish feeding regimes to take account of environmental variations. Check feeding regimes are followed through the accurate implementation of feeding procedures. Implement adjustments to feeding regimes to take account of fluctuations in production performance and variations in environmental conditions. Control specialist feeding regimes to support specified production requirements. Investigate changes in feeding behaviour to determine cause and required corrective action.

• Assess fish health condition

  Identify and prepare fish condition for the safe application of treatments.

• Ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety

  Make sure that health and safety procedures have been established and followed across all aquaculture facilities including cages. Ensure that personnel and general public are instructed and all work activities are carried out according to relevant health and safety regulations.

• Interpret scientific data to assess water quality

  Analyse and interpret data like biological properties to know the quality of water.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB