Hatchery Course
Course Information
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This short course offers skills in breeding and rearing Australian native freshwater fish through the larval and fry stages. |
Duration
- 4 days - student must already have industry experience or have completed the aquaculture biology and water quality components of the certificate II course.
This workshop can only be run during spawning season when suitable brood fish are available. Because of the similarity in basic techniques the workshop will use different species at different times of the year.
The workshops are run at Natfish at Trenayr Campus.
Topics covered include
- Selection and care of broodstock
- Hormone induced spawning
- Incubation of eggs
- Larval rearing techniques
- Preparation of fry ponds
- Fry pond management
- Plankton sampling and identification
- Health management of fry
- Harvesting and transporting fingerlings
The workshop will cover all aspects of the hatchery phase - spawning, hatching and larval rearing.
During the workshop you will have the opportunity to particpate in practical activities; handling and injecting broodstock; counting and evaluating egg quality; observing embryo development; hatching eggs and transferring larvae.
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If you would like to enrol in this course, please complete the North Coast Institute Application Form (using link at top right of this page), and post, fax or e-mail back to Natfish as soon as possible to secure your place in the course.
Natfish
Trenayr Campus of TAFE
Locked Bag 5
Grafton, 2460, NSW
Fax 02 6644 7767
E-mail natfish@tafensw.edu.au
Download the current Hatchery Techniques Short Course flyer, with timetable dates and costs
Download the North Coast Institute Application Form 
