Aquaculture site supervisor to aquaculture husbandry manager
An aquaculture site supervisor already meets 27% of what the aquaculture husbandry manager role asks for. The move turns on 27 required skills not yet in the profile.
80.4/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture husbandry manager is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture site supervisor’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 husbandry manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture husbandry manager role treats 12 of its required skills as things an aquaculture site supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- aquaculture cultivation equipment
- control aquatic production environment
- effect of water currents
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- escapee contingency plans
- fishing industry
What stands in the way is 27 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture husbandry manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture site supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held maintain aquaculture equipment constructing
- already held manage water flows and catchments constructing
- already held aquaculture cultivation equipment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held effect of water currents agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held escapee contingency plans agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held implement contingency plans for escapees communication, collaboration and creativity
All 14 carried skills, including the 12 the aquaculture husbandry manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 46 missing skills fall into 13 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 aquaculture production planning software required
- still to learn fish grading required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources required
- still to learn rates of growth assessment required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- still to learn assess cage water quality required
- still to learn calculate aquatic resources growth rate required
- still to learn monitor fish mortality rates required
- still to learn monitor the use of resources in production required
- still to learn interpret scientific data to assess water quality required
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held evaluate training optional
- still to learn implement fin fish feeding regimes required
- still to learn manage aquatic resources stock production required
- still to learn plan aquatic resources feeding regimes required
- still to learn handle veterinary emergencies required
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- still to learn collaborate with animal related professionals required
- still to learn ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- still to learn develop fish health and welfare management plans required
- still to learn develop stock health programmes required
- still to learn supervise pest and disease control required
- optional, not held develop outreach training plans optional
- optional, not held identify training needs optional
- still to learn monitor feeding systems required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
7 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture husbandry manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 aquaculture production planning software study this
- 02 assess cage water quality practise this
- 03 calculate aquatic resources growth rate 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 14 skills that carry over
- already held aquaculture cultivation equipment knowledge
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held effect of water currents knowledge
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held escapee contingency plans knowledge
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
- already held implement contingency plans for escapees skill
- already held maintain aquaculture equipment skill
- already held manage water flows and catchments skill
- already held supervise waste disposal skill
- already held supervise waste water treatments skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
The 7 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn incidents and accidents recording required
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
- still to learn ensure cage safety requirements are followed required
- still to learn animal welfare legislation required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- still to learn fish biology required
- optional, not held prepare for small craft operation optional
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held develop outreach training plans optional
- optional, not held prepare for small craft operation optional
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
- optional, not held evaluate training optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held identify training needs optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
16 held skills the aquaculture husbandry manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aquaponics knowledge
- not needed by the target role design principles of containment systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop aquaculture strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture skill
- not needed by the target role fighting fires at aquaculture facilities knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
- not needed by the target role fresh water ecosystems knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect aquaculture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture water quality skill
- not needed by the target role manage time in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role select aquaculture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role supervise aquaculture facilities skill
- not needed by the target role water policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in a fishery team skill
- not needed by the target role work in inclement conditions skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
12 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 aquaculture production planning software required
- still to learn fish biology required
- still to learn fish grading required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources required
- still to learn incidents and accidents recording required
- still to learn rates of growth assessment required
- still to learn animal welfare legislation required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture site supervisor become an aquaculture husbandry manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture site supervisor already covers 27% of what an aquaculture husbandry manager is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 12 of which the aquaculture husbandry manager role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture site supervisor need to become an aquaculture husbandry manager?
27 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 13 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary. The single most important is aquaculture production planning software.
How hard is the move from aquaculture site supervisor to aquaculture husbandry manager?
Its learning distance is 80.4 out of 100, which is the career change 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.