Aquaculture cage technician jobs in Finland
Aquaculture cage technicians operate in the production of aquatic organisms in water-based (freshwater, brackish water, salt water) on-growing processes in cages.
Aquaculture cage technician - Which skills are essential?
Analyse the quality of water by monitoring the state of temperature and oxygen, among other parameters.
The method of how fish are graded according to their different characteristics: specification, size, quality and condition.
Monitor fish mortalities and assess possible causes.
Make sure that feeders, feeding system and monitoring instruments are working. Analyse feedback from the instruments.
Operate equipment for water disinfection, using different methods and techniques, such as mechanical filtration, depending on needs.
Understand impact of water currents on fish farms, in cages, ponds, lagoons and rivers.
Set up equipment and areas to effectively grade fish according to requirements. Maintain the equipment in a serviceable condition throughout the grading process. Clean and store the equipment after use.
Carry out manual feeding. Calibrate and operate automatic and computerised feeding systems.
Ensure maintenance of aquaculture cage equipment, by carrying out tasks such as cleaning floats and arranging ropes in cages.
Perform regularly water testing, ensuring that water management and filtration processes follow reasonable management practices, industry standards, or commonly accepted farming practices. Record previous water contaminations, the source of contamination and contamination remedied. Take mitigation measures to guard against further contamination.
Monitor the health of fish, based on feeding and general behaviour. Interpret environmental parameters and analyse mortalities.
Quality assure water by taking into consideration various elements, such as temperature.
Observe, describe and monitor abnormal fish behaviour in respect of feeding, swimming, surfacing.
Monitor feeding behaviour of farm animals. Collect information on the growth of the animals, and forecast future growth. Monitor and assess biomass taking mortality into account.
Collect and preserve larval, fish and mollusc samples or lesions for diagnosis by fish disease specialists.
Types of pests and diseases and the principles of spreading and treating them.
The study of fish, shellfish or crustacean organisms, categorized into many specialised fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behaviour, origins and distribution.
Screen for deformities in live fish including larvae
Carry out disease prevention measures for fish, molluscs, and crustaceans for land-based and water-based aquaculture facilities.
Perform hyperbaric interventions at a maximum pressure of 4 atmospheres. Prepare and review the personal equipment and the auxiliary material; perform and supervise the dive; realise maintenance of the diving equipment and auxiliary material; apply the security measures to assure the divers security on the realisation of low deep immersions.
Apply prescribed fish treatments under supervision, including assistance with vaccination immersion and injection procedures.
Assess the impact of biological conditions such as algae and fouling organisms by managing water intakes, catchments and oxygen use.
The different methods used to evaluate the growth of most important cultivated species.
Prepare environment and equipment for fish disease specialist treatments, including vaccination treatments.
Operate small craft used for transport and feeding.
Perform maintenance actions, including small repairs, on diving equipment.
Handle and dispose of bio and chemical wastes in accordance with regulations.
Carry out maintenance on cage equipment and machinery, such as containment systems, lifting gear, transportation gear, disinfection equipment.
Make up feed on-site. Feed animals by hand or with feeding machines according to agreed protocols. Monitor animal feeding behaviour.
Prepare for personnel operation of small craft, both with licence and without licence.
Identify common aquatic species diseases. Observe and describe common symptoms and lesions.
Use of different types of lifting gears, such as winches, telescopic loaders, sea cranes, forklift trucks.
Check diving equipment for valid certification to ensure its suitability. Ensure that any diving equipment is examined by a competent person before use, at least once on each day on which it is to be used. Ensure that it is adequately tested and repaired.
Supervise cage net changing and net repairs. Maintain and clean floats and mooring ropes.
Perform water chemistry analysis
Move through water by means of the limbs.
Implement daily fin fish feeding regimes to take account of environmental variations. Check feeding regimes are followed through the accurate implementation of feeding procedures. Implement adjustments to feeding regimes to take account of fluctuations in production performance and variations in environmental conditions. Control specialist feeding regimes to support specified production requirements. Investigate changes in feeding behaviour to determine cause and required corrective action.
Measure water flow, water intakes and catchments.
Aquaculture cage technician - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Competent use of English; R351refers to level C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Maintain splices and knots in ropes.
Set up fish harvesting equipment for the efficient slaughter of the fish and subsequent storage.
Master foreign languages to be able to communicate in one or more foreign languages.
Maintain an effective internal communication system among employees and department managers.
Make use of various types of communication channels such as verbal, handwritten, digital and telephonic communication with the purpose of constructing and sharing ideas or information.
Initiate and progress in life long learning of the different challenging activities and operations which take place on board of a fishing vessel or in an aquaculture facility.
Collect fish mortality data. Identify causes of mortality and provide solutions .
Operate communication devices in order to interact with customers, colleagues, and others.
Rope manipulation which relates to knotting and splicing.
Grade fish, molluscs, crustaceans manually and using equipment in preparation for harvesting.
Pursue optimal time-critical decision making within the organisation.
Prepare fish harvesting equipment and facilities for the efficient slaughter of the fish and subsequent storage.
Execute cleaning, drying and storage of removed cage nets.
Grade fish, molluscs, crustaceans manually and use equipment in preparation for harvesting. Harvest shellfish for human consumption. Harvest live fish for live transport. Harvest all species in a humane manner. Handle harvested fish in a manner which maintains flesh quality.
Handle harvested fish in a manner which maintains flesh quality. Effectively store fish in chilled storage.
Utilise computers, IT equipment and modern day technology in an efficient way.
Make sure that health and safety procedures have been established and followed across all aquaculture facilities including cages. Ensure that personnel and general public are instructed and all work activities are carried out according to relevant health and safety regulations.
Efficiently operate common communication systems used in emergencies, such as base station mobile transmitters and receivers, portable transmitters and receivers, repeaters, cellular phones, pagers, automated vehicle locators, and satellite phones as required.