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BI2065

Aquaculture

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Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Autumn 2024
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam , Oral examination

About

About the course

Course content

The basis for aquaculture, nationally and internationally will be reviewed. An introduction will be given to production technology for salmonids from broodstock / egg production to adults. Furthermore, feed and nutrition, energetics, welfare, importance of water treatment and environmental aspects to aquaculture will be threatened. The main focus of the course will be salmonids, but there will also be introduction to aquaculture of marine fish species, mussel cultivation and macroalgae cultivation. Digitalization and automation will be addressed as important components of the aquaculture sector as well as the importance for sustainable development of the sector. A brief introduction to the organizational structure, industry actors and management sector of the aquaculture sector will also be given.

Learning outcome

Knowledge: The candidate will know principles for production of aquatic organisms, thorough understanding of the production chain system in aquaculture, biological, technological, environmental, research based and international aspects of sea based cultivation of fish, molluscs, and other aquatic organisms Furthermore the candidates will know the characteristics and environmental requirements for cultivated organisms. He/she will have overview of the organization structure in the aquaculture sector, and can understand the importance of the aquaculture sector in future sustainable development.

Skills: The candidate is able to: have basic knowledge in fish culture and environmental requirements, life cycle/biology of other aquatic organisms. He/she can describe and evaluate types and design of aquaculture systems (fish, molluscs, algae, integrated systems). In addition he/she can describe principles for fish nutrition, evaluate feed composition and growth. The candidate have the ability to apply required knowledge for developing holistic solutions to establish and manage aquaculture farms

General competence (attitudes): The candidate is able to: Evaluate/calculate operation parameters and routines related to different operating conditions in aquaculture farms. He/she can evaluate basic suitability for possible site selection and understand the role and impact of aquaculture as food producing sector

Learning methods and activities

The teaching will be in Norwegian. Lectures: 40 hours Excursion: Up to 4 days to aquaculture companies. Information about this will be announced at beginning of the course.

Examinations can be held orally outside teaching semester

Further on evaluation

In case of fail or improvement of grade a final exam is held during the exam period each semester. The written exam will be changed to an oral exam in the semester when the course is not taught.

Course materials

Will be announced at the beginning of the course

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
BI2062 3 sp Autumn 2015
BI2063 3 sp Autumn 2015
MB201512 4 sp Autumn 2019
BIA2002 4 sp Autumn 2020
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Aqua Culture
  • Biology
  • Marine Biology

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Biology