FISH 438 Aquaculture Engineering and Practice

Global status and importance of aquaculture. Design, construction and maintenance of aquaculture facilities e.g.. ponds, tanks, cages. Design, construction and operation of a fish hatchery. Managing a fish farm (BMPs for Tilapia and African catfish culture). Constraints to production and their mitigation. Environmental considerations in aquaculture developments. Aquaculture as a business. Visits to aquaculture production facilities (Cage farm, earthen ponds, fish/feed processing plants).