AQ5012:06
Aquaculture: Hatchery Techniques
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
26 hours tutorials, 10 hours per week of workshops/practicals. Semester 1.
Available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Applied Science, Graduate Diploma, Master of Applied Science or Masters programs.
Staff: Dr C Zeng.
This subject covers design, operation and evaluation of the success of a hatchery culture system. It also covers broodstock husbandry, spawning induction methods, techniques for larval and early nursery culture and production and use of live feeds.
Learning Objectives:
- to engage students in realistic aquaculture hatchery and larval rearing production;
- to provide practical skills required for broodstock management, spawning induction and larval rearing;
- to provide the practical skills required for production of live feeds and management of a live feeds laboratory;
- to provide experience in all aspects of aquaculture hatchery protocol;
- to develop the problem solving and organisational skills required in commercial hatchery production;
- to develop skills in the critical assessment of methodology and evaluation of success in hatchery production;
- to develop skills in preparing and presenting major technical reports.
Assessment by an evaluation report (40%); production success measured by output (15%); student participation and involvement (45%).