technician

EDUCATION Advanced Diploma in Aquaculture•••••••••• - •••••
•••••-Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland

General Studies•••••••••• - •••••
•••••- University of Prince Edward Island

Bachelor of Science Degree - Major in Biology•••••••••• - •••••
•••••- University of Prince Edward Island


EXPERIENCE Prince Edward Aqua Farms•••••••••• - •••••
- Oyster Supervisor
o Responsible for safety of crew
o Responsible for completing paperwork for shipping information and product tracking
o Responsible for quality of incoming and outgoing product
o Responsible for amount of product stored
o Responsible for cleaning and disinfection of equipment
o Handling, relaying and depuration of contaminated product until safe for consumption
o Assist in shipping, receiving, and delivery of associated products
o Handling, relaying and depuration of contaminated product until safe for consumption
o Use of hazardous materials such as Hydrated lime and cleaning solutions
o Boat operator
o Forklift operator


- Other duties include assisting in the processing and packaging of other types of shellfish, general plant cleaning, driver, and filling in for other supervisors when absent.




•••••s Mussel Farms Ltd.•••••••••• - •••••
- Boat Captain
o Responsible for crew safety, environmental safety, navigation and maintaining of various types and sizes of vessel
- All aspects of culture
o Seed collection, growth and harvest
o Socking and hanging of annual crop
o Care of crop
o Harvesting of marketable product
o Sampling for size and meat yield prior to harvest
•••••- Farm design for maximum yield
•••••- Use of hazardous materials such as hydrated lime and acids
- Use of electronic equipment such as GPS, plotters and depth sounders
- Use of hydraulic equipment
•••••- Forklift operator

Marine Harvest Canada•••••••••• - •••••
•••••- Husbandry of Atlantic Salmon in a grow out
operation located in North Central BC.
- Exposure to camp life and shift work in an isolated environment
- Feeding from smolt to brood size fish
- Mixing and administration of medicated feeds
- Harvest preparation
- Transferring fish
- Handling of morts
o Identification of cause of death and disposal
- Sampling techniques and equipment
o Biomass numbers
o Water quality assessment
- Data recording for feed rates feed storage, mortality and water quality parameters

Big Tree Creek Hatchery (Marine Harvest Canada)••••••••••
- Care and husbandry of Atlantic and Pacific Salmon
o Transporting eggs and milt
o Fertilization of eggs
o Removal of dead eggs
o Ponding from trays into tanks and transferring to larger tanks as required
o Feeding from starter feeds to smolt feeds
o Assisting with vaccination and medicated feeds

- Sampling
o Egg numbers
o Individual fish weight
o Biomass
- Use of recirculation systems
o Identification and problem solving through the use of electronic monitoring and manual testing
o Cleaning and maintenance of system
o Water quality monitoring through electronic and physical means
o Shift work

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OTHER SKILLS - Experienced certified diver since •••••
•••••- MED A1 (Marine Emergency Distress)
•••••- Forklift Safety Course
- Valid driver license
- Comfortable with manual labour
•••••- Work well with others as well as alone
•••••- Comfortable with computers