FISH 603 AQUACULTURE

This course is designed to familiarize students with the concept of aquaculture and to apply the principles for sustainable aquaculture. The course will focus on: Methods of production; Aquaculture in cages and enclosures: selection of sites, designs of cages, fish pens and net enclosures; Hatchery based rearing techniques and principles; Cultural practices employed for selected species; Selective breeding; Feeding and food formulation; Case studies of specific fish culture; Environmental and ecological considerations; Ocean ranching; Processing and marketing; Economics of fish rearing (equipment, operating costs, manpower cost, energy, maintenance and marketing etc.); Microfinance in aquaculture; Constraints for aquaculture development in the tropics and mitigation measures.