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

• aquaculture production planning software
• compare production forecasts with actual results
• deliver aquatic products to customer specifications
• design principles of containment systems
• develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture
• develop stock health programmes
• escapee contingency plans
• fish biology
• fish grading
• fish harvesting methods
• husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources
• implement contingency plans for escapees
• manage a small-to-medium business
• manage aquatic resources stock production
• monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species
• monitor the farm environmental management plan
• monitor the use of resources in production
• plan aquatic resources feeding regimes
• plan the work of teams and individuals
• principles of insurance
• provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities
• quality standards applicable to aquaculture products
• rates of growth assessment
• shellfish cultivation systems
• supervise aquaculture facilities
• supervise waste disposal
• supervise waste water treatments
• understand fresh water ecosystems

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

• animal welfare legislation
• apply company policies
• aquaculture reproduction
• biosecurity
• control aquatic production environment
• ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
• environmental legislation
• perform project management
• treat fish diseases
• write work-related reports

It also helps to know the following:

• assess site production potential
• collaborate with animal related professionals
• develop aquaculture breeding strategies
• draw up marketing and sales plan
• e-agriculture
• fish anatomy
• organise sale of live products
• perform water treatments
• plankton production
• prepare documentation for international shipping
• set up documentation control system
• solve operational transport problems
• traceability in food industry
• develop aquaculture strategies
• develop food safety programmes
• implement scientific decision making in healthcare
• make independent operating decisions
• marketing principles
• organise staff assessment
• perform market research
• provide technical documentation
• use different communication channels
• work in inclement conditions
• work in outdoor conditions
• work in shifts