Aquacultural Managers

• Supervise and train aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers.
• Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
• Conduct and supervise stock examinations to identify diseases or parasites.
• Account for and disburse funds.
• Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries.
• Monitor environments to ensure maintenance of optimum conditions for aquatic life.
• Coordinate the selection and maintenance of brood stock.
• Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.
• Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.
• Determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, and facility maintenance.
• Collect information regarding techniques for fish collection and fertilization, spawn incubation, and treatment of spawn and fry.
• Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire.
• Operate and maintain cultivating and harvesting equipment.
• Confer with biologists, fish pathologists, and other fishery personnel to obtain data concerning fish habits, diseases, food, and environmental requirements.
• Prepare reports required by state and federal laws.
• Identify environmental requirements of a particular species, and select and oversee the preparation of sites for species cultivation.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Aquacultural Managers.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Aquacultural Managers.