Elements and Performance Criteria
- Select, condition and spawn broodstock
- Breeding objectives, selection aims and strategies are confirmed with management.
- Hatchery production schedule, labour and resource requirements and risk minimisation procedures are confirmed with production personnel.
- Selection of broodstock ensures quality requirements are met.
- Broodstock conditioning, spawning and recovery process are managed.
- Broodstock to be spawned again at a later date are identified and moved to holding tanks or areas.
- Select or cull progeny
- Progeny husbandry is managed to ensure high survival and growth or other selection criteria.
- Quality assessment of progeny is regularly undertaken and inferior progeny culled or removed.
- Progeny health is monitored and any parasite and/or disease outbreaks quickly controlled with samples being sent to relevant authorities, where required.
- Effects of feed and health treatments on progeny are monitored and actions taken to avoid or minimise health problems and negative effects on product quality.
- Progeny growth/development is monitored using an appropriate performance recording system and harvesting is undertaken to meet marketing goals.
- Breeding records are maintained according to industry standards and breeding program requirements.
- Monitor, review and improve hatchery performance
- The progress of hatchery production plan is reviewed regularly with management.
- Physical and financial records are maintained for analysis and evaluation of hatchery performance.
- Information on innovations is obtained and assessed to determine relevance and possible application.
- Relevant innovations are tested to determine suitability and adaptability to individual circumstances, their benefit/cost assessed, and outcomes reported to the management team.
- Changes or improvements to breeding objectives, selection aims and strategies are regularly discussed with management team.