Hatcheries produce larval and juvenile fish, shellfish, and crustaceans, primarily to support the aquaculture industry where they are transferred to on-growing systems, such as fish farms, to reach harvest size.
What type of equipment is used in hatcheries?
Digging tools, flatboats, wooden dugouts and rafts as previously mentioned (Figures 6.4 to 6.8 in Chapter 6) are most appropriate for work like digging out trenches and backfilling them with puddled soil to repair leakage/seepage, and for deepening canals and other similar jobs.
What are Hatcheries for?
Hatcheries provide the seed for aquaculture and some commercial fisheries. All kinds of fish and shellfish begin life in tanks in a hatchery. A hatchery is a mix of a laboratory and a farm, where fish and shellfish are spawned, then hatched and cared for.
There are two types of hatcheries: one for handling only one species of fish (special hatchery), and the other where many fish species can be handled.