Who Should Attend:  Fish Culturist and hatchery employees

Length:  5 days/36 hours

Objectives:  By the end of this session, the participant will be able to:

• Given physical, biological, and chemical characteristics of water, participants will be able to perform four water quality analyses;
• Given test kits from the water quality labs, demonstrate all the water sampling procedures using prescribed sterile techniques for both fish and domestic water;
• Discuss all the legal aspects of water supplies including water rights, water quantity, water quality, source water and documentation record keeping as they pertain to aquaculture systems;
• Evaluate methods of water treatment including disinfection, mechanical filtration and sterilizing, for hatchery water systems;
• Evaluate five methods of mechanical filtration for hatchery water systems;
• List all aeration methods available to increase dissolved oxygen in fish rearing units;
• Given oxygen sources available, discuss five methods of different oxygenation injection units and systems;
• Given an example of nitrogen gas supersaturation, calculate the correct nitrogen gas concentration;
• Given flow diagrams define the nitrification process's units as pertaining to biological filtration systems and involving reuse, recycle and recirculation;
• Given a list of parameters and consequences, discuss five hatchery effluent treatment techniques to maintain a compliant NPDES permit and to be proactive for best conservation management practices;
• When discussing fish rearing systems, list three fish disease problems associated with water quality parameters, unprotected water sources, and poorly designed systems;
• When working around fish rearing systems, determine six human safety issues regarding water pressure, radon, electricity, confined space and other potential hazards;
• Design a preventative maintenance program which includes alarms, backups, callback, and cyclical replacement needs for all of the mechanical components discussed in a fish culture system during this course;
• When preparing a biosecurity plan, participants will be able to write a plan/document that ensures isolation and quarantine goals are adequately met to insure the safety of fish, facilities, septic systems, and people; and
• Given case studies examples, participants will be able to correctly report on possible solutions to remedy water treatment problems.