As an Aquaculture Cage Technician, you will need to master following:

• apply fish treatments
• apply standard feeding and nutrition protocols
• assess cage water quality
• carry out feeding operations
• carry out maintenance on cage equipment and machinery
• carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
• check diving equipment
• fish biology
• fish grading
• identify common aquatic species diseases
• implement fin fish feeding regimes
• maintain aquaculture cage equipment
• maintain grading equipment
• measure water flow
• measure water quality parameters
• monitor feeding behaviour
• monitor feeding systems
• monitor fish health status
• monitor fish mortality rates
• observe abnormal fish behaviour
• operate small craft
• operation of lifting gears
• perform water chemistry analysis
• perform water treatments
• pests and diseases
• prepare for small craft operation
• preserve fish samples for diagnosis
• rates of growth assessment
• screen live fish deformities
• supervise cage net systems
• swim
• use water disinfection equipment
• water currents

More generally, an aquaculture cage technician is also versed in:

• carry out fish disease prevention measures
• control aquatic production environment
• handle waste
• maintain diving equipment
• perform diving interventions

It also helps to know the following:

• conduct fish mortality studies
• handle harvested fish
• harvest aquatic resources
• maintain cage nets
• maintain ropes
• prepare aquatic animals for harvesting
• prepare fish harvesting equipment
• rope manipulation
• set up fish harvesting equipment
• undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations
• ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
• have computer literacy
• maintain internal communication systems
• make time-critical decisions
• operate an emergency communication system
• speak different languages
• use communication devices
• use different communication channels