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Aquaculture Volunteer

Dolphin Discovery Centre

Advertised by Volunteer South West Incorporated

What You'll be Doing:

  • Preparing food for aquarium animals according to feeding schedules and dietary requirements
  • Assisting the aquarist with feeding and general animal husbandry tasks
  • Conducting daily filtration and life-support maintenance tasks, including changing filter socks
  • Maintain cleanliness and presentation of aquarium tanks, workspaces, and equipment
  • Assist with the upkeep and maintenance of coral propagation tanks
  • Support general aquarium operations and complete additional tasks as directed by the aquarist team
  • Opportunity to help with rehabilitation of turtles. Tasks including feeding, measuring, weighting and data collection.

Why This Matters:

Your role directly supports the Values our organisation: Conservation, Education, Research and Eco-tourism.

The Best Bit:

No two days are the same when you have the privilege to hang out with and care for Octopus, Turtles, Seastars and and a myriad of fish and corals. contribute directly to their health and wellbeing.

About You:

It's essential for all volunteers to have a pre-existing passion for marine life, demonstrated experience in animal care and a genuine commitment to undertake regular shifts consistently.

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