Course Code: AQU 412

Course Title: Fish Farming Systems (Elective)

Credit hours: 3 (2+1)            Full Marks: 75 (Theory: 50 and Practical: 25)

Objectives: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to understand different types of fish farming and explain the principles and practices of fish farming systems

I. SYLLABUS

Definitions, Principles and Classification of Fish farming systems; intensive/extensive, monoculture/polyculture, cage/pen fish farming, integrated fish farming

II. TOPICAL BREAKDOWN FOR THEORY

1. Introduction- Definition and Principles of Fish farming systems; Classification of Fish farming systems-on the basis of enclosure, intensity, fish species, fish sex, water mass, water temperature and integration.     - 7

2. Extensive, Semi-intensive and Intensive fish farming systems and their advantages and disadvantages      - 4

3. Cage and pen fish farming systems- Introduction, advantages and disadvantages, construction and design, site selection, maintenance, fish species used, harvesting and economics      - 3

4. Monoculture and Polyculture- Introduction, advantages and disadvantages, working pattern and fish species combinations in polyculture      - 3

5. Integrated fish farming- Introduction, socio-economic issues and different types of integrated fish farming- Livestock-fish integration (duck, pig, chicken, cattle), Horticultural and Agronomic crops      - 8

6. Rice-fish farming- Introduction, advantages and disadvantages, history of rice-fish farming, Rice-fish production system     - 5

Total:  30

III. TOPICAL BREAKDOWN FOR PRACTICAL

Students will be assigned an experimental trial on Rice-fish, Cage, and Pond fish farming considering following parameters:

a. Preparation of Rice-fish field, Cage, pond

b. Application of fertilizers and manure

c. Fish stocking

d. Growth check

e. Fish harvesting

f. Recording of water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity during farming

period

g. Report writing and submission

Total:   15