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Summary Description


	Direct and coordinate, through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities of workers engaged in fish hatchery production for corporations, cooperatives, or other owners.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Aquaculture Cooperative Marketing Director

2.	Aquaculture Director

3.	Aquaculture Farm Manager

4.	Aquaculture Professor

5.	Aquaculture Program Director

6.	Aquaculturist

7.	Farm Operations Technical Director

8.	Fertilization Technician

9.	Finfish Aquaculture Specialist

10.	Fish and Wildlife Technician

11.	Fish Culturist

12.	Fish Farmer

13.	Fish Hatchery Manager

14.	Fish, Frog, or Oyster Farmer

15.	Fisheries Specialist

16.	Fisheries Technician

17.	Hatchery Manager

18.	Marine Technician

19.	Operator

20.	Oyster Cultivator

21.	Oyster Farmer

22.	Oyster Grower

23.	Production Manager

24.	Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Specialist

25.	Research Coordinator

Job Tasks

	Grow fish and shellfish as cash crops or for release into freshwater or saltwater. Perform manual agricultural, aquacultural, or horticultural tasks.

	Supervise and train aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers. Conduct employee training programs. Supervise employees.

	Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data. Compile operational data. Maintain operational records.

	Conduct and supervise stock examinations to identify diseases or parasites. Evaluate quality of materials or products.

	Account for and disburse funds. Approve expenditures.

	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. Monitor facilities or operational systems.

	Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques. Manage agricultural or forestry operations.

	Coordinate the selection and maintenance of brood stock.

	Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks. Manage agricultural or forestry operations.

	Determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, and facility maintenance. Implement organizational process or policy changes. Develop organizational policies or programs. Direct organizational operations, projects, or services.

	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. Analyze financial records to improve budgeting or planning. Determine resource needs. Develop emergency response plans or procedures.

	Operate and maintain cultivating and harvesting equipment. Perform manual agricultural, aquacultural, or horticultural tasks.

	Confer with biologists, fish pathologists, and other fishery personnel to obtain data concerning fish habits, diseases, food, and environmental requirements. Coordinate with external parties to exchange information.

	Prepare reports required by state and federal laws. Prepare reports related to compliance matters. Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.

	Identify environmental requirements of a particular species, and select and oversee the preparation of sites for species cultivation. Manage agricultural or forestry operations.

	Scuba dive to inspect sea farm operations.

	Design and construct pens, floating stations, and collector strings or fences for sea farms. Perform manual agricultural, aquacultural, or horticultural tasks.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Staffing Organizational Units — Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

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