FISHTECH offers an advanced abalone farm training course designed to give selected individuals intensive practical experience in day-to-day framing of abalone. It provides supplemental training to the extensive personnel training FISHTECH normally provides each of it's clients at their project locations. 

 
The FISHTECH training course is designed to provide each participant "hands-on" training and experience in all aspects associated with the farming of abalone. Trainees will be learning subjects such as abalone culturing techniques, record keeping, equipment fabrication and facility maintenance. 

Each trainee will participate in a 2 to 3 week training session. During these training sessions each participant will work 8 hours per day under professional guidance and supervision of FISHTECH personnel. Approximately 80% of each session will be spent having the trainee(s) incorporated into the working staff facility. This allows each of the individuals to perform actual functions and duties typically required on a working abalone farm. The remaining time of each training session will be devoted to specialized instruction and training tailored to each participant's needs relative to their own project. 

Under the working format of the course typical subjects covered are: 

• Abalone culturing techniques 
• Broodstock collection methods 
• Handling and elevation procedures for broodstock 
• Gender identification 
• Broodstock conditioning 
• Broodstock spawning 
• Egg handling and hatching procedures 
• Larval life stages identification 
• Settlement substrate preparation techniques 
• Microalgac cultivation 
• Seed abalone production tank management 
• Seed abalone husbandry techniques 
• Kelp harvesting and holding 
• Culturing tank management and maintenance 
• Disease detection and treatment 
• Abalone husbandry techniques including parasite identification 
• Hatchery numeration techniques 

Administration/Computer Usage 

• Data Collection techniques 
• Manual record keeping 
• Computer usage 
• Stock assessment 
• Data collection 
• Hatchery records 
• Market projections 
• Facilities development 

Construction/Fabrication 

• Working with Plastics (PVC, PE, PP, etc.) 
• Culturing tank installation 
• Aeration equipment 
• Water distribution 
• Tools for culturing abalone 

Laboratory Techniques 

• Using a compound a dissecting microscopes 
• Water sampling 
• Water quality analysis including instruments and techniques 

Repair and Maintenance 

• Fixed and portable pump maintenance 
• Culturing equipment maintenance and repairs 
• Filtration techniques and equipment 
• Generator use 
• Electrical and diesel equipment

Procurement 

• Identifying sources for aquacultural supplies and equipment 
• Value Engineering 

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