Principal Fisheries Officer at Kilifi County

Job Responsibilities

• Managing fish breeding programs, fish feeding formulation and pond management programs
• Inspecting fish handling facilities on the farms
• Ensuring compliance with existing fish/fishery products handling regulations
• Monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries resources including conducting frame, stock and catch assessment surveys
• Identifying critical habitats and seasons for designing appropriate protection strategies
• Monitoring fish habitats for pollutants
• Carrying out, diagnosis, prevention and control of fish diseases
• Enforcing compliance of regulatory measures including licensing, closed seasons and slot sizes
• Promoting fish marketing and value addition.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in any of the following fields; Fisheries, Zoology, Aquatic Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Biochemistry, Food Sciences and Technology, Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemistry or any other equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution
• Minimum Seven (7) years work experience
• Certificate in computer applications skills from recognized institution.
• Knowledge of Fisheries development and management policies, Fisheries Act and other related Acts

Terms of Service: – Permanent
Salary Scale: 53,370 – 79,530 p.m.
Other Allowances are as issued by SRC from time to time.