Estágio supervisionado em aquicultura

Abstract

This report presents the activities carrried out during supervised training at Acquaviva Piscicultura (Rio Grande do Sul State - Brazil), from November 10 to December 16, 2017. The company is specialized in fish larvae and fingerling production and sale, of native and exotic species. Practical activities were determined according to daily demand, always supervised by the technical manager Mr. Ernani Carlos Kronbauer, jointly with the company's employees. It consisted on selection of mature broodstock, breeding of rheophilic and non-rheophilic species, hatching and nursing in ponds, food management and nutrition, and feed preparation for sexual reversion treatment of tilapia. Other activities were performed, like fingerling harvest, size-grading and sorting, as well as depuration, packing and road transport in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina states. During the internship, it was possible to link theory to practice, apply and integrate knowledge, skills, and experience in a real-life scenario, complementing my professional formation.