As an Aquaculture Husbandry Manager, you will need to master following:

• aquaculture cultivation equipment
• aquaculture production planning software
• assess cage water quality
• calculate aquatic resources growth rate
• collaborate with animal related professionals
• develop fish health and welfare management plans
• develop stock health programmes
• ensure cage safety requirements are followed
• ensure compliance with aquaculture standards
• escapee contingency plans
• fish biology
• fish grading
• fish harvesting methods
• husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources
• identify risks in aquaculture facilities
• implement contingency plans for escapees
• implement fin fish feeding regimes
• incidents and accidents recording
• maintain aquaculture equipment
• manage aquatic resources stock production
• manage water flows and catchments
• monitor feeding systems
• monitor fish mortality rates
• monitor the use of resources in production
• plan aquatic resources feeding regimes
• rates of growth assessment
• supervise pest and disease control
• supervise waste disposal
• supervise waste water treatments
• water currents

More generally, an aquaculture husbandry manager is also versed in:

• animal welfare legislation
• biosecurity
• control aquatic production environment
• ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
• fish welfare regulations
• handle veterinary emergencies
• interpret scientific data to assess water quality
• manage work
• write work-related reports

It also helps to know the following:

• check diving equipment
• conduct fish mortality studies
• develop outreach training plans
• operate small craft
• prepare for small craft operation
• provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities
• Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
• communicate by telephone
• communicate verbal instructions
• critique the dive with the dive team
• deliver online training
• diving operation requirements
• evaluate training
• have computer literacy
• identify training needs
• maintain diving equipment
• operate an emergency communication system
• organise training
• perform diving interventions
• speak different languages
• train employees
• use communication devices