AQ5006 - Aquaculture: Principles and Practices
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
Available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Applied Science, Graduate Diploma, Master of Applied Science or Masters programs.
This subject discusses the scope and role of aquaculture for increasing food and profit yields of freshwater, brackish and marine organisms. Topics include the biological principles of aquaculture, including species selection, hatchery breeding and rearing and grow-out practices. Aquaculture technology and systems, overseas experience and Australian potential are addressed. This subject shares lectures, tutorials and practical classes with AQ2001.
| Prerequisites: | Consult HoS |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | AQ2001 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Rocky de Nys. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (%); assignments (%). |
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