As an Aquaculture Hatchery Technician, you will need to master following:

• carry out feeding operations
• carry out hatchery production processes
• carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment
• condition broodstock
• cultivate plankton
• enforce sanitation procedures
• fish biology
• green water incubation technology
• handle broodstock
• induce spawning of cultured aquaculture species
• maintain hatchery records
• maintain the production of juveniles at the nursery stage
• manage animal biosecurity
• manage capture broodstock operations
• monitor feeding systems
• monitor fish health status
• monitor hatchery production
• operate hatchery recirculation system
• plankton production
• preserve fish samples for diagnosis
• sanitation measures for aquaculture hatchery production
• screen live fish deformities

More generally, an aquaculture hatchery technician is also versed in:

• animal welfare legislation
• aquaculture reproduction
• carry out waste water treatment
• ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
• interpret scientific data to assess water quality
• monitor water quality

It also helps to know the following:

• cost management
• feed broodstock
• fish anatomy
• genetic selection programme
• grade young fish
• perform spawning and fertilisation on fish eggs
• use aquacultural heating equipment
• use oxygenation equipment
• use water disinfection equipment
• communicate verbal instructions
• create solutions to problems
• environmental legislation
• lead a team
• make time-critical decisions
• work in inclement conditions
• work in outdoor conditions
• write work-related reports