aquatic animal health professional
Code 2250.5
Aquatic animal health professionals diagnose, prevent and treat diseases, injuries and dysfunctions of aquatic animals by implementing appropriate sampling protocols. They supervise the use of medicines, including vaccines, and collect data on fish health, making regular reports to the appropriate personnel. They may provide care to a wide range of aquatic animals or specialise in the treatment of a particular group or in a particular speciality area. They may provide advice, support and training to farm staff on best practice with regard to the health and welfare of the cultured organisms.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- Evaluación y tratamiento de afecciones médicas
- fish anatomy
- biology
- fish biology
- molecular biology
- biosecurity
- biotechnology in aquaculture
- botany
- fish identification and classification
- ecology
- aquatic species
- scientific research methodology
- microbiology-bacteriology
- laboratory techniques
- virology
- applied zoology
Skills and competences
- Manejar terminología técnica en salud
- administer treatments to fish
- analyse fish samples for diagnosis
- implement scientific decision making in healthcare
- apply scientific methods
- collect fish samples for diagnosis
- communicate specialised veterinary information
- conserve natural resources
- control aquatic production environment
- monitor water quality
- monitor fish mortality rates
- diagnose aquatic animals disease symptoms
- dispose of chemicals
- send samples to laboratory
- evaluar el estado de salud de los peces
- perform laboratory tests
- inspect fish stock
- perform scientific research
- carry out fish disease prevention measures
- prepare visual data
- write routine reports
- write work-related reports
- prepare fish treatment facilities
- prepare fish treatment plan
- preserve fish samples for diagnosis
- conduct fish mortality studies
- conduct fish populations studies
- perform field research
- conduct research on fauna
- conduct research on flora
- collect biological data
- gather experimental data
- monitor treated fish
- treat fish diseases
- use specialised equipment
Transversal competences
- analyse work-related written reports
- maintain aquaculture treatment records
- follow safety precautions in fishery operations
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences