Farm Workers, Aquaculture, Finfish

Harvest brood fish from holding pond and transfer to a brood pond. Monitor brood ponds visually for disease outbreaks and predatory birds daily. Repair spawning containers and place into brood ponds. Check spawning containers and remove spawns from containers and deposit into aerated transport tank. Move spawns to the hatchery prepared and place into the hatching troughs. Monitor hatchery daily, clean hatching troughs , feed fry 12-18 times daily. Clean and disinfect hatching basket after use. Transfer fry to nursery ponds. Visually monitor ponds for presence of infectious disease, predatory birds and predatory insects. Feed nursery ponds by hand and feeder multiple times per day. After spawning, remove spawning containers and consolidate brood fish to holding ponds. Monitor water temperature and oxygen levels in the holding and fingerling ponds; feed the fingerlings and brood stock fish; maintain pond areas by removing weeds, grass, etc. Alternative work includes general farm maintenance, cleaning shed areas, etc.