| Job Title |
Fish Hatchery Worker |
| Job Description |
Performs Any Combination Of Following Tasks To Trap And Spawn
Game Fish, Incubate Eggs, And Rear Fry In Fish Hatchery: Secures
Net On Both Banks Of River To Divert Fish To Holding Pond.
Catches Ripened Fish From Holding Pond With Hand Net And
Squeezes Or Slits Bellies Of Female Fish To Release Eggs In
Pail. Squeezes Bellies Of Male Fish To Force Milt Over Eggs, And
Stirs With Rubber-gloved Hand To Fertilize Eggs. Fills Hatchery
Trays With Fertilized Eggs And Places Trays In Incubation
Troughs. Turns Valves And Places Baffles In Troughs To Adjust
Volume, Depth, Velocity, And Temperature Of Water. Inspects Eggs
And Picks Out Dead, Infertile, And Off-color Eggs, Using Suction
Syringe. Sorts Fish According To Size, Coloring, And Species And
Transfers Fingerlings To Rearing Ponds Or Tanks, Using Buckets
Or Tank Truck. Scatters Food Over Surface Of Water By Hand Or
Activates Blower That Automatically Scatters Food Over Water To
Feed Fish. Observes Appearance And Actions Of Developing Fish To
Detect Diseases, And Adds Medications To Food And Water As
Instructed By Superior. Transfers Mature Fish To Rivers And
Lakes, Using Tank Truck. Records Field Data And Prepares Reports
Of Hatchery Activities. Drains And Cleans Ponds And Troughs,
Using Brushes, Chemicals, And Water. Makes Minor Repairs To
Hatchery Equipment, Paints Buildings, And Maintains Grounds. May
Spawn And Rear Food Fish Or Tropical And Exotic Fish For
Commercial Use. May Mark Migrating Fish With Liquid Nitrogen,
Using Hand-operated Branding Device.
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