Hatchery Worker
Employer
16455 FM 1847
Rio Hondo, TX 78583
United States
Job description
Clean, disinfect and prepare all tanks in the hatchery area (maturation, spawning and larviculture). Assist in transportation of selected broodstock (breeder prawns) from nurseries to the maturation tanks; feed broodstock daily several times per day and maintain good water conditions of temperature and cleanliness as per instructions by the hatchery biologist. Clean tanks and area daily and retrieve and dispose of any dead animals. Assist with the spawning process by moving females to the spawning area and collecting eggs. Collect hatched early-stage shrimp (nauplii) and transfer to larviculture area. Feed shrimp larvae in larviculture area daily several times per day with algae grown on site and other feeds as per instructions by the hatchery biologist. Maintain cleanliness of the larviculture area. Maintain the algae growing area by providing fertilization as per instructions from hatchery biologist. Aid in the transfer of the final post-larval shrimp from the larviculture area to nurseries or open ponds. Clean all the tanks in maturation and larviculture, and aid in giving maintenance and putting away all the equipment for the off-season.
Special Requirements
M-F. May be requested but not required to work Saturdays, Sundays, & holidays. Schedule may vary. 3 months experience required working in a shrimp farm hatchery.