Job Type
Operational Support (technical)
Activities
• Ensuring the health and quality of yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) from early life stages in the hatchery all the way to harvest in sea cages.
•Conducting health checks out on the water to detect diseases and parasites such as skin, gill and blood flukes (e.g. Benedenia seriolae and Zeuxapta seriolae)
•Conducting individual and batch weight checks to ensure appropriate growth.
•Conducting hydrogen peroxide and praziquantel bathes to treat fish contaminated by parasites.
•Conducting mortality checks and necropsies to determine causes of death and ensure no bacterial infections are present.
•Data collection and input using Excel and Aquamanager.
•Sending out reports, liaise and delegate with management and other branches of the company to determine best course of action.
•Maintaining stock of health sampling and laboratory equipment.
Sea regions of study
South Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Working language(s)
English
French
Italian
Spanish
