Aquaculture Practice and Principles

AK303F

Understanding of the principles of water quality mangement, culture of different fish species and types, culture of invertebrates, system design and construction, essentials of nutrition, reproduction, flesh quality health and welfare and environmental impact.

Knowledge and understanding
The student should:

have a broad general knowledge and overview of aquaculture species and practices worldwide
possess necessary factual knowledge of the fundamental principles of aquaculture, and the basic concepts behind production planning and the issues relating to aquaculture production
have knowledge of the general principles of sustainability in aquaculture

Skills
The student should:

be able to acquire and apply technical knowledge and relevant information from research and development on practical and/or theoretical issues in aquaculture
have the ability to analyze textual material from the relevant scientific literature
be able to practice the profession in its most important applications by making informed quantitative assessments of published results from aquaculture.
be able to document the knowledge and work processes involved in the communication of new scientific results

General competence
The student should:

master the methods that are necessary to develop a production plan and basic farm design.
be able to communicate about the main issues, challenges and solutions seen within the field of aquaculture.
be able to exchange views and experiences and present evidence based opinions with others who are involved in aquaculture thereby contributing to the continued development of good research practices within aquaculture

No costs except semester registration fee and syllabus literature.

Compulsory: MSc in Aquaculture (including part-time)

Lectures and group work. The teaching is given in blocks, 2-3 days over 4 blocks.

Mid-term oral evaluation with written report, electronic evaluation at the end of the semester.

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

AK303F-001 - Aquaculture Practice and Principles - portfolio assessment - 4 credits

AK303F-002 - Aquaculture Practice and Principles - home examination - 6 credits

BIO5005 - Aquaculture Production and Environment - 10 credits