James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2010

AQ5003 - Aquaculture: Propagation

Credit points: 03
Year: 2010
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 husbandry of aquaculture broodstock and larval and juvenile culture techniques of finfish, molluscs, crustaceans and sea cucumbers. Topics include: managed reproduction of broodstock animals using nutritional, environmental, hormonal and chemical manipulation; broodstock nutrition; production of triploids and all-female stocks; factors affecting egg and larval quality; current approaches to larval and juvenile rearing. This subject shares lectures, tutorials and practical classes with AQ3003.

Learning Outcomes

Graduate Qualities

Assumed
Knowledge:
Students enrolling in this subject should have an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. marine biology, biology or aquaculture) or have acquired equivalent knowledge through other study or industry experience. They should have an excellent understanding of science subjects including basic biology, chemistry, aquaculture and statistics.
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
AQ3003

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coordinator: Dr Guy Carton
Lecturers: Dr Chaoshu Zeng, Dr Guy Carton, Professor Paul Southgate.
Contact hours:
  • 25 hours lectures
  • 27 hours practicals
  • 7 hours fieldwork
Assessment:end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.