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Nov 21, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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AGS 264 - Aquaculture Management
Description: Methodologies used in managing aquaculture systems. Including breeding and rearing procedures of common fin fish, saltwater fish and crustaceans. Field experience in maintaining a rearing facility and producing a food fish from incubation to stocker or market size.
Credits: 4
Lecture: 3
Lab: 3
Course Content:
- Fish containers
- Aeration systems
- Filtration media
- Aquaculture systems
- Solid waste removal
- Environmental conditions
- Reproduction
- Data collection
- Business principles
- Feeding
Learning Outcomes:
- Design a recirculating and flow through aquaculture system. (1-4)
- Identify appropriate feed and develop a feeding schedule. (10)
- Breed fish from brood stock. (7)
- Hatch eggs and grow out through harvesting. (7)
- Manage water systems and environmental controls for recirculating aquaculture systems. (4-6)
- Perform maintenance on recirculating aquaculture systems. (4)
- Collect data and keep hatchery records. (8)
- Determine costs and revenue for recirculating aquaculture systems. (9)
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