Quarantine Shrimp Biologist

SCOPE OF WORK

For a Biosecure Aquaculture Biologist the scope encompasses enforcing strict daily biosecurity protocols controlling Closed Culture Facility access logging regulatory inspections and immediately reporting health threats to supervisors Core duties center upon health monitoring and diagnostics including conducting visual or microscopic shrimp health checks to identify infections and collecting tissue or symptomatic animal samples for advanced laboratory PCR testing Additionally the role manages system water quality executes rigorous tank disinfection protocols and implements specialized stress-free life-supporting feeding schedules He also maintains meticulous daily logs tracking mortality growth rates and feed additive treatments to ensure optimal facility operations and Standard Operating Protocol-driven regulatory compliance

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for enforcing strictly routine daily biosecurity protocols

• Conduct basic visual inspections and perform simple microscopic examinations wet mounts of shrimp to identify generic epibionts parasites or early signs of bacterial infections
• Net collecting adult shrimps non-molted and apparently sick-looking for Sample collection towards virus testing in CENTRAL LAB
• Collect Shrimp tissue samples if needed for advanced PCR testing
• Routinely test and manage quarantine system water parameters e g pH dissolved oxygen ammonia nitrite nitrate salinity and temperature
• Ensure the rigorous disinfection of quarantine tanks filtration components and tools to prevent cross-contamination as per Standard Operating Protocols
• Maintain accurate daily records of shrimp mortality feeding habits growth rates and additive treatments
• EDTA BAKING SODA VITAMIN C
• Reporting biosecurity threats directly to Quarantine Supervisor
• Oversee daily husbandry tasks - preparing species-specific diets dry semi-moist and prepare daily feeding schedules to keep animals stress-free and well-fed
• Documenting Quarantine holding-access rules monitoring foot dips and logging restricted-entry protocols
• Biosecurity permits for Ministry sample collection Inspectors