| Introduction (1 ECTS) |
| Relevance of aquaculture; current status of the various production categories; Aquaculture evolution in geographic regions |
| Nutrition in marine aquaculture (12 ECTS) |
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| Physiology of nutrition; Nutrient requirements and diet ingredients: lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and min erals; Nutritional energetics |
| Health in marine aquaculture (12 ECTS) |
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| Animal welfare in aquaculture; General and specific anatomo-pathology of cultured fish; Immunology; Viral, bacterial, parasitic, fungal and non-infectious diseases; Prevention and treatment of diseases |
| Reproduction (4 ECTS) |
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| Physiology and control of reproduction in molluscs, crustaceans and teleosteans; Induced reproduction; Feeding and nut ritional requirements of broodstock, broodstock management and design of facilities |
| Genetic improvement in marine culture (6 ECTS) |
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| Population genetics; Quantitative genetics; Biotechnology; Breeding programmes |
| Engineering systems (3 ECTS) |
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| Water delivery systems; Pumping systems; Aeration and oxygenation systems; Design of hatchery, nursery and on-growing facilities |
| Economics and management (3 ECTS) |
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| Economic assessment of aquaculture projects; Design and development of aquaculture projects, feasibility studies; Marketing and commercialization; Management of research projects |
| Hatchery techniques (8 ECTS) |
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| Applied concepts of biology and physiology; Algae and live feed cultures; Production techniques |
| On-growing techniques (5 ECTS) |
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| On-growing in extensive systems; On-growing in intensive land-based systems; On-growing in intensive sea-based systems; Nutrition and product quality |
| Culture techniques of selected species (3 ECTS) |
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| Microalgae, mussels, oysters, clams and cockles, scallops, peneids and Machrobrachium, catfish, tilapia, tents, salmonids, halibut, turbot, sea bass and sea bream; New species culture; Alternative culture systems; Aquarium fish |
| Aquaculture and environment (3 ECTS) |
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| Aquaculture and the environment; Biodiversity associated with marine aquaculture; Sustainability of marine aquaculture; Conduct codes; Aquaculture as a tool for preserving endangered species |
Lectures are complemented with practical work on fish farms and laboratories and with technical visits.
