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Overview
Aquaculture husbandry managers organise the feeding, growth, water quality, stock health and daily production environment for aquatic species raised in aquaculture.
In job descriptions, look for fish health plans, cage water quality, biosecurity, stock grading, growth-rate calculations, personnel safety and decisions about feeding and production conditions.
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Aquaculture husbandry managers organise daily care for farmed aquatic species. Their work links feeding plans, growth rates, cage water quality, fish grading, stock health, biosecurity and personnel safety so production remains controlled and welfare risks are managed.
Skills and specializations
Important strengths include fish biology, aquaculture equipment, water currents, production planning software, stock health programmes and welfare plans. Some roles add diving coordination, mortality studies, escape contingency plans or training of aquaculture staff.
Salary context
Salary context depends on stock value, site size, production planning responsibility, biosecurity risk, staff supervision, cage safety, water quality decisions and whether the manager controls only husbandry routines or broader production targets.
Career paths
People may enter from aquaculture operations, fish health, farm supervision or marine biology. Development can lead to site management, production management, fish welfare coordination, aquaculture planning, technical advisory work or multi-site operational responsibility.
Good to know
Check whether adverts specify species, cage or tank systems, water quality monitoring, feeding authority and stock health responsibility. Clarify emergency plans for escape, mortality, diving work, biosecurity and staff safety.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for aquaculture husbandry management work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
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Occupation group
Aquaculture and fisheries production managers (1312)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a5826284-14fb-4866-b9be-69ce69db1b71 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 1312.2 |
| ISCO group | 1312 |
| Concept type | Occupation |