Aquatic Production and Aquaculture Systems

Code:

RM14

Acronym:

SPAA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Aquaculture and Fisheries

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S (of 20-02-2023 to 14-07-2023)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Aquatic Production
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Marine Sciences - Marine Resources

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MCMRM	4	Oficial Plan 2018	1	-	5	50	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The program intends to present the technologies of commercial cultures of important freshwater and marine species for national and international production. Students have the opportunity to apply, learn and enhance their skills and knowledge in the aquaculture environment. Technical visits to industrial installations will complete the knowledge about the different technologies of aquaculture.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course students should: Know the context of aquaculture in global food production; understand the necessary balance between human activities and the environment over time; acquired solid knowledge on current aquaculture building construction techniques, their application fields and their limitations; describe the techniques and types of farming systems and designs used for the main species; demonstrate competency with the most relevant aquaculture harvest, post-harvest handling and processing technologies.

Working method

Presencial

Program

01 - Aquaculture methods and practices
02 - Aquaculture: Global status and trends 
03 - Biotechnical factors affecting production
04 - Methods in the design of a fish farm
05 - Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture 
06 - Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and seabream (Sparus aurata) aquaculture 
07 - Bivalve molluscs culture 
08 - Live feeds in aquaculture
09 - Handling and animal welfare 
10 - Harvesting techniques 
11 - Fish and shellfish counting sizing and weighing 
12 - Fish lifting and pumping 
13 - Grading 
14 - Live fish transport 
15 - Fish sedation, anesthesia, analgesia and euthanasia 
16 – Biosecurity in aquaculture

Mandatory literature

Lekang Odd-Ivar; Aquaculture engineering. ISBN: 978-0-470-67085-9
Tidwell James H. 340; Aquaculture production systems. ISBN: 978-0-8138-0126-1
Pavlidis Michalis 340; Sparidae. ISBN: 978-1-4051-9772-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lecture, laboratories, and field visits are included.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	80,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho laboratorial	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	85,00
Frequência das aulas	50,00
Total:	135,00

Eligibility for exams

With 3/4 attendance in all classes

Calculation formula of final grade

A - Exam grade: 80%; B - Lab work - 10 %; C - Attendance: 10%

Final score: A x 0,80 + B x 0,10 + C x 0,10 

Examinations or Special Assignments

Management games (Productivity and profit). State-of-the-art manuscripts about aquaculture equipments and/or technics.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

New final exam

Classification improvement

New final exam, keeping the grades of the remaining components