coldwater fish culture
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Date June 20 – July 1, 2016
Location Port Angeles, WA
Who Should Attend Fishery biologists, fish culturists, biological
technicians, aquatic animal husbandry
caretakers and other non-supervisory
hatchery employees with less than 5 years
work experience.
Course Length Two weeks
College Credit 3 semester hours
Tuition Tuition for FWS, NPS, and BLM is prepaid.
Tuition is $2,390.00 for participants from
other agencies and organizations.
To Register
DOI employees: Log In to DOI Learn, enter
the course title in the search box, click
scheduled classes, click submit request.
Non-DOI employees: If you do not have a
DOI Learn account, please contact Matthew
Patterson for instructions on how to create an
account.
Course Contact Matthew Patterson, (304) 876-7473
Coldwater Fish Culture CSP 1100
Course Description
This is an introductory course that explores all husbandry activities associated
with coldwater fish culture. The curriculum follows the entire life cycle of a fish
lot in a hatchery setting. Students explore the techniques and calculations most
often used in the aquaculture industry including egg enumeration and handling,
egg incubation, hatching methods, sac-fry care, managing fish from fry to
catchable size, brood stock management, and fish stocking. Students also will
investigate factors that affect fish behavior including; biological and
environmental conditions, stress and pathogens, basic water chemistry, and rearing
units utilized for egg incubation and fish rearing. Finally, students will calculate
egg and fish inventories, determine rearing capacities, and project parameters
affecting fish distribution and stocking. The course curriculum will include a
balance of applied fisheries science and the practical art of fish culture.
Objectives Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
enumerate both green and eyed eggs
recognize the signs of over-feeding and under-feeding
identify normal and abnormal fish behaviors
manipulate fish growth to achieve a desired size on a given date
calculate and develop a 90 day feed order
calculate density index and flow index and utilize them to predict when to thin a lot of fish
utilize basic genetic principles to develop a captive brood stock
recognize the signs and causes of stress in fish
Matthew Patterson (USFWS)