Aquaculture Foundations

Learn to farm freshwater fish on a small or large scale. A great foundation course for anyone starting out in aquaculture -or a training program for employees on an aquaculture or aquaponics farm.

Course Code: SGA12

Fee Code: SG

Duration (approx) Duration (approx) 20 hours

Qualification Certificate of Completion

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Within Australia
AUD $220.00inc GST

Outside Australia
AUD $200.00

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Delivery Method
   Online
   E-Learning (not available) (USB stick via post)
   Correspondence (not available) (Paper notes via post)

All prices in Australian Dollars.

Learn Freshwater Fish Farming

Small or large scale
A Foundation for Home or Commercial Aquaculture

Lesson Structure

There are 5 lessons in this 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

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