Hadlow College Fisheries students net big experience

January 10, 2024 - The Year 1, Extended Diploma students from Hadlow College recently got to get some up close experience with larger fish as they conducted a netting at Mousehole Fishery in Paddock Wood.

The students' main task for the day was to net out small silver fish species, such as roach and Rudd, and then move them across to the adjacent match lake. This activity not only gave the students some valuable experience with working with the animals, but also reduces the overall biomass in the lake, allowing more room for the larger carp to grow and thrive.

Brian Bailey, Commercial Fisheries Manager for Hadlow College, says: "Our students learn all aspects of fisheries management here at Hadlow College. We believe that working with industry and getting our students regular 'hands-on' experience, like this, is key to them succeeding in industry. Come and study at Hadlow to be industry ready!"

Hadlow College is Kent's only rural and land-based college and offers a Level 3 Fisheries course that is designed to give students the practical and theoretical knowledge required for employment in the aquaculture, fisheries management or wildlife sector.

The College has a range of specialist fisheries facilities which includes:

• A fully stocked hatchery containing various species of tropical and cold water fish.
• More than 50 aquarium tanks and several advanced Recirculating Aquaculture Systems with incorporate industry standard equipment such as commercial drum filters.
• Grove Farm Fishing Lake, a two-hectare mixed coarse fishing lake and growing on ponds, which operates as a commercial fishery and fish farm.

The College also offers a Fisheries Management (Aquaculture) Top Up Level 6 course.

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The Aquaculturists

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