AIDEEN KEARNEY

7 Abhainn Na Ri, Oranmore, Co. Galway · 0851455510

· aideen.kearney14@gmail.com ·
16-05-1994

I am currently in my third year of an undergraduate honors degree in Freshwater & Marine Biology in
GMIT and work part-time in a European perch hatchery, Keywater Fisheries. I am very passionate about
fish health, aquatic, environmental and conservational studies. I am a member of the European
Aquaculture Society (EAS) & have recently been given the role of National Coordinator for the student
group.

EXPERIENCE
SEPTEMBER 2012 – FEBRUARY 2015
SUPERVISOR, GALA CONVENIENCE STORE
In this role, my responsibilities included: dealing with the public and any customer issues,
opening and closing the shop, general maintenance, closing registers, matching dockets & placed
orders and counting earnings at the end of each shift.

APRIL 2015 – MAY 2015

WORK EXPERICENCE, MARINE HARVEST SMOLT FARM, NORWAY
In this role, my responsibilities included: mortality removal, average weights, gill sample
preparation, feeding and general maintenance.

MAY 2015 – JUNE 2015 & MAY 2016 – JULY 2016

VOLUNTEER, ARCHELON SEA TURTLE PROTECTION SOCIETY OF GREECE
In this role, my responsibilities included: collection of biological data i.e. morning survey & night
survey, tagging turtles, tending to sick or injured sea turtles, protecting nests i.e. relocation of
eggs and general base camp duties.

NOVEMBER 2015 – PRESENT

FISH FARMER, KEYWATER FISHERIES LTD.
In this role, my responsibilities included: water quality testing, average weights, grading,
stripping & fertilization of eggs, general maintenance of hatchery, nursery, broodstock & pond
systems, responding to alarms (24/7), data analysis, creating disinfection protocols, pit tagging,
mortality removal, culturing Artemia and calculating feed rates.

FEBRUARY 2019 – APRIL 2019

INTERN, AQUACULTURE & FISH HEALTH UNITS, MARINE INSTITUTE, GALWAY
In this role, my responsibilities included: sea lice inspections, sorting and identification of sea lice,
smolt vaccination, assistance with research project (IMPAQT), data input and analysis, lobster
and seaweed sampling, general lab duties, error checking data, sorting HPRA procedure
applications, Gram’s staining, DNA and RNA extraction, API’s, PCR and general bacteriology
duties.

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 APRIL 2019
INTERN, FISH VET GROUP, GALWAY
In this role, my responsibilities included: general health checks of Atlantic salmon and lumpfish,
gill and skin scrapes, microscopy, dissecting and sampling fish for histology, pre-movement
checks on salmon smolts, sampling lumpfish for bacteriology, parasitology and histology, taking
blood samples from Atlantic salmon, general lab duties, research and study of available material .

FUTURE ROLES

JUNE 2019 – SEPTEMBER 2019

BURSAR, AQUACULTURE UNIT, MARINE INSTITUTE, GALWAY

EDUCATION
MAY 2015
CERTIFICATE IN AQUACULTURE (LEVEL 5), BIM NATIONAL FISHERIES COLLEGE
I obtained the certificate with distinctions.

CURRENTLY STUDYING
APPLIED FRESHWATER & MARINE BIOLOGY, GALWAY-MAYO INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY

SKILLS
• Extremely hard working, passionate & • Data analysis & statistics
dedicated • Knowledge of fish biology and aquatic
• Water quality testing zoology
• Water safety training (BIM) • Familiarity with a wide variety of applicable
• Manual handling technology & equipment used in
• Elementary First Aid on Board Ship aquaculture systems
• Work boat handling • Data input & general usage of Excel.

ACTIVITIES
I have completed a workshop in fish welfare run by Fish Vet Group and Percid Culture workshop run by
the European Percid Fish Culture Group. I am also a member of the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group and

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have taken part in a Cetacean Identification workshop. I have completed training with Seal Rescue
Ireland and am a listed volunteer for strandings. Recently attended the European Aquaculture Society
conference in Montpellier. I have volunteered in Galway Atlantiquaria and undertook a range of various
jobs. I am a qualified basketball coach & referee. I very actively participate with my local club and coach
many underage teams and voluntary referee. I hold a full clean Irish driving license for almost 8 years
and own a car.

REFERENCES
CONOR BEHAN
HATCHERY MANAGER, KEYWATER FISHERIES LTD.
087 6230286

DR ROISIN NASH
LECTURER & THIRD YEAR COORDINATOR, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES,
GMIT
091 742593