Aquaculture husbandry manager to aquaculture harvesting manager
An aquaculture husbandry manager already meets 38% of what the aquaculture harvesting manager role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what an aquaculture harvesting manager is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture husbandry manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the aquaculture harvesting manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture harvesting manager role treats 14 of its required skills as things an aquaculture husbandry manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- animal welfare legislation
- biosecurity
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- control aquatic production environment
- develop stock health programmes
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
What stands in the way is 20 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture harvesting manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture husbandry manager background worth leading with.
- already held develop stock health programmes management skills
- already held ensure cage safety requirements are followed assisting and caring
- already held fish harvesting methods agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held fish grading agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held conduct fish mortality studies information skills
All 17 carried skills, including the 14 the aquaculture harvesting manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 34 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn apply animal hygiene practices required
- still to learn apply fish harvest methods required
- still to learn assist in general veterinary medical procedures required
- still to learn harvest aquatic resources required
- still to learn perform fish grading operations required
- still to learn supply veterinary medicine required
- still to learn support veterinary diagnostic procedures required
- still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- optional, not held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist optional
- optional, not held collect dead fish optional
- optional, not held collect live fish optional
- optional, not held handle fish harvesting waste optional
- optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- optional, not held transport fish optional
- still to learn develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture required
- still to learn estimate harvest costs required
- still to learn inspect aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn prepare health certificates for fishery products required
- still to learn identify legal requirements required
- optional, not held observe abnormal fish behaviour optional
- still to learn maintain fish harvesting equipment required
- still to learn maintain grading equipment required
- still to learn fish anatomy required
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
- still to learn prevent work accidents required
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
- still to learn oversee harvest process required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture harvesting manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 oversee harvest process practise this
- 02 apply animal hygiene practices practise this
- 03 apply fish harvest methods practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 17 skills that carry over
- already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
- already held biosecurity knowledge
- already held collaborate with animal related professionals skill
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held develop stock health programmes skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held ensure cage safety requirements are followed skill
- already held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish grading knowledge
- already held fish harvesting methods knowledge
- already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held train employees skill
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- already held conduct fish mortality studies skill
- already held use communication devices skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn set up fish harvesting equipment required
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held organise sale of live products optional
- optional, not held solve operational transport problems optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist optional
- optional, not held collect dead fish optional
- optional, not held collect live fish optional
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held handle fish harvesting waste optional
- optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
- optional, not held observe abnormal fish behaviour optional
- optional, not held organise sale of live products optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- optional, not held solve operational transport problems optional
- optional, not held transport fish optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
43 held skills the aquaculture harvesting manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aquaculture cultivation equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role aquaculture production planning software knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess cage water quality skill
- not needed by the target role calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
- not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
- not needed by the target role critique the dive with the dive team skill
- not needed by the target role deliver online training skill
- not needed by the target role develop fish health and welfare management plans skill
- not needed by the target role develop outreach training plans skill
- not needed by the target role diving operation requirements knowledge
- not needed by the target role effect of water currents knowledge
- not needed by the target role escapee contingency plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role evaluate training skill
- not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
- not needed by the target role identify training needs skill
- not needed by the target role implement contingency plans for escapees skill
- not needed by the target role implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
- not needed by the target role incidents and accidents recording knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage aquatic resources stock production skill
- not needed by the target role manage water flows and catchments skill
- not needed by the target role monitor feeding systems skill
- not needed by the target role monitor fish mortality rates skill
- not needed by the target role monitor the use of resources in production skill
- not needed by the target role operate an emergency communication system skill
- not needed by the target role operate small craft skill
- not needed by the target role perform diving interventions skill
- not needed by the target role plan aquatic resources feeding regimes skill
- not needed by the target role prepare for small craft operation skill
- not needed by the target role provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
- not needed by the target role rates of growth assessment knowledge
- not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
- not needed by the target role supervise pest and disease control skill
3 further entries not listed here
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn fish anatomy required
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
Other moves recorded from aquaculture husbandry manager
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture husbandry manager become an aquaculture harvesting manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture husbandry manager already covers 38% of what an aquaculture harvesting manager is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 14 of which the aquaculture harvesting manager role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture husbandry manager need to become an aquaculture harvesting manager?
20 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is oversee harvest process.
How hard is the move from aquaculture husbandry manager to aquaculture harvesting manager?
Its learning distance is 72 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.