Benjamin Peter Thomason
Warrington,UK
Summary
Aquaculture technician with extensive expertise in the aquaculture industry across the UK and Norway. Proficient in water quality analysis, research, and writing, with a keen attention to detail and problem-solving skills. Effective communicator with proven teamwork and time management abilities, committed to advancing sustainable practices within the aquaculture sector.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
RAS hatchery technician
MOWI
Lochailort
06.2024 - 11.2025
- Key responsibilities:
- Overseeing daily care of fish, including health checks, removing moribunds, hand feeding, and treating of tanks (if necessary).
- Monitoring, analyzing and adjusting water quality parameters including temperature, pH, salinity, and dissolved oxygen. Including calibrating instruments measuring these parameters.
- Working effectively within teams during operations such as movements, grading, and vaccination, ensuring optimum fish health and welfare throughout.
- Weekly weight samples of fish to track growth and to ensure optimum fish health and welfare.
- Carrying out daily tasks related to RAS operations, such as disposing of wastewater and maintaining RAS equipment such as pumps and filters.
- Cleaning of tank and plant rooms, including cleaning of units after they are un-stocked.
- Other general farms tasks such as filling up feed silos and restocking chemicals.
Housekeeper employee
IDP
Trysil
12.2023 - 04.2024
Production worker
SalMar
Frøya
07.2023 - 11.2023
- Key responsibilities:
- (Swift and precise) trimming filets of fish, removing spinal bones and brown muscle, sorting different cuts
- Packaging, correct labelling and palleting of orders, with precision and quality control at each step of the process.
- Ensuring high levels of HSE at all stages during the production process.
Research assistant (Intern)
UNIS
Longyearbyen
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Key responsibilities:
- Worked closely with a team to map bathymetry and seaweed distribution in a fjord system, using a USV.
- Maintenance, securing and steering of the USV.
- Worked with data analysis, including identifying important trends/patterns.
- Took manual water measurements with a CTD.
Kitchen assistant
Nord Universitet
Bodø
08.2019 - 03.2020
Care worker
Safehands care Ltd
England
05.2018 - 07.2018
Order Picker
The Hut Group through Ideal Recruit
England
10.2017 - 04.2018
Education
MSc - Ocean resources (aquaculture major)
NTNU
Trondheim 08.2021 - 6 2023
BSc - Biology
Nord University
Bodø 08.2018 - 6 2021
University Centre in Svalbard
Longyearbyen, Svalbard 01.2021 - 6 2021
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The International school of Brunei
Brunei 09.2015 - 5 2017
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The British School of Beijing
China 08.2009 - 6 2015
Skills
- Strong knowledge and experience in the aquaculture industry, both in the UK and in Norway
- Data Management, including analysis and coding
- Water quality analysis
- Research and writing
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving
- Communication, teamwork, and time management
Certification
- Duke of Edinburgh bronze award (2016) and silver award (2017)
- PADI open water diver (2017)
- R programming for biologists: basic to advanced level (2023)
- Fire safety and use of abrasive wheels (2025)
References
- Glaucia Moreira, Fragoso, Researcher and master thesis supervisor, glaucia.m.fragoso@ntnu.no, +47 73412749, Biologisk stasjon, Trondheim, to myself, Trondheim
- Alan, MacMaster, Manager at Lochailort hatchery, Manager.Lochailort@mowi.com, +44 7812 515162, Lochailort hatchery, Lochailort
- John, Cameron, Assistant manager at Lochailort hatchery, Manager.Lochailort@mowi.com, +44 7876 403681, Lochailort hatchery, Lochailort
- Adam, Fairclough, Team Manager-Outbound, adam.fairclough@thehutgroup.com, 07703721878, The Hut Group
Research/Publications
- Bachelor’s thesis: “Efficiency of different antioxidants in Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) sperm cryopreservation: effect on total motility and motility duration”
- With a published article based off the data collection of my thesis:
- “Assessing sperm quality parameters in mass spawning Norwegian Arctic Charr”
- Master thesis: “Bryozoan larvae (cyphonauts) growth and encrustation in Saccharina latissima and Alaria esculenta: analysis of biotic and abiotic interactions”
Timeline
RAS hatchery technician
MOWI
06.2024 - 11.2025
Housekeeper employee
IDP
12.2023 - 04.2024
Production worker
SalMar
07.2023 - 11.2023
MSc - Ocean resources (aquaculture major)
NTNU
08.2021 - 6 2023
Research assistant (Intern)
UNIS
06.2021 - 08.2021
University Centre in Svalbard
01.2021 - 6 2021
Kitchen assistant
Nord Universitet
08.2019 - 03.2020
BSc - Biology
Nord University
08.2018 - 6 2021
Care worker
Safehands care Ltd
05.2018 - 07.2018
Order Picker
The Hut Group through Ideal Recruit
10.2017 - 04.2018
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The International school of Brunei
09.2015 - 5 2017
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The British School of Beijing
08.2009 - 6 2015