Course: Experimental Aquaculture (4802-471)

Persons:

• Dr. Ulfert Focken (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

lecture with practicals and excursion

In-Class Hours Per Week:

4

Contents:

Role of Aquaculture and Fisheries in World Food Supply
Biology of Fish
Important Species in Aquaculture
Digestive Physiology of Fish
Feed Resources for World Aquaculture

Nutrient Requirement of Fish and Calculation of Diets (With exercise)
Design of Feeding Experiments with Fish
Preparation of Experimental Diets (Lecture + lab work)
Handling of Experimental Fish (Lab)
Evaluation of Feeding Trials (With exercise)

Literature:

Ackefors: Introduction to general principles of aquaculture. Food Production Press, New York. 1994.
De Silva SS (ed.): Tropical Mariculture. Academic Press Inc., San Diego, London, New York. The Fishing News (Books), Farnham. 1998.
Lucas JS & Southgate PC (eds.): Aquaculture: Farming aquatic animals and
plants. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. 2003
Pillay TVR: Aquaculture: Principles and Practices. The Fishing News (Books), Farnham. 1993.
Stickey RR (ed.): Responsible marine aquaculture. CABI Wallingford. 2002.
Timmons (ed.): Recirculating aquaculture systems, 2nd ed. Cayunga AquaVentures, Ithaca, NY. 2002.

Location:

-siehe Freitext

Remarks:

Lecture with time for questions and discussions; beamer-presentations; script is distributed as hardcopy at the beginning of each lecture; lab exercise, eventually excursion.

Module:

• 4802-470 Experimental Aquaculture (compulsory)