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Aquaculture Foundation Course
Learn the essentials of Aquaculture with this self paced course. Aquaculture covers growing fish, crustaceans and plants for food.
This course covers the essentials that you will need to know to start your own domestic production- or work at a commercial aquaculture facility.
THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE
LESSON 1 SCOPE AND NATURE OF AQUACULTURE
Farmed vs wild fish
Commercial aquaculture systems
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 2 METHODS OF FARMING
Extensive production (EP)
Intensive production (IP)
Land-based systems - water containment
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 3 FISH SPECIES TO GROW
Choosing what to farm
Trout
Catfish
Perch
Bream
Bass
Carp
Milkfish
Murray Cod
Snakeheads
Roach
Saratoga
Sturgeon (Acipenser and Huso)
Tilapia
Red Drum
Other species
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 4 FEED
Fish food production
Compost
Other feed organisms
Lesson 4 additional reading
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 5 PATHOLOGY
Fish health
Fish diseases
Review what you have been learning
Harvesting techniques
Review what you have been learning
Final assessment
How does this course work?
You can enrol at any time.
Once you have paid for the course, you will be able to start straight away.
Study when and where you like. Work through at your own pace.
You can download your study-guide to your smart phone, tablet or laptop to read offline.
There are automated self-assessment tests you can complete at the end of each lesson. You can attempt these as many times as you wish and each time, upon completion, you can see your results. You will need internet access to complete the self assessment tests.
At the end of the course, you are presented with a large assessment which can be attempted online, anywhere, anytime. If you achieve a 60% pass in the exam; you immediately receive a downloadable certificate of completion with your name on it. If you do not achieve a 60% pass rate, you can contact us to re-sit your exam. ( email- admin@acs.edu.au )