
Introduction about the course and instructor profile
1. Basic knowledge on what is the definition of aquaculture
2. The different of aquaculture and agriculture term
1. Looking at aquaculture activities as a source of profit
2. Understanding the advantage of aquaculture in business
1. Example of aquaculture production that happening world wide
1. Able to identify what aquaculture system currently available
2. Differentiate the aquaculture system applied for different production
1. Differentiate three type of intensity together with what are the facilities need to run the farm
2. Understand how different culture intensity lead to different stocking density
1. Important aspect to consider before choosing culture animal including their habitat, feeding preference and behavior
1. General knowledge on water quality parameters that need to monitor in aquaculture
2. What are the chemical can be used to buffer the water quality measurement
3. Understand what are the method available or can be used to monitor water quality
1. Understand the challenges that happened in traditional farming which lead to loss to local farmer.
1. Introduction on recirculating aquaculture system and biofloc to overcome the challenges faced by local farmer.
2. The criteria of this new technology that makes it more reliable to apply in aquaculture.
1. Introduction on the basic component required in recirculating aquaculture system
2. Understanding on how each component help to clean the water system
1. General introduction on the mechanism of biofloc technology to remove the waste product
2. Advantages of using biofloc technology to reduce the operational cost
Aquaculture has been developed for more than a decade aiming for sustainable seafood production. There are many animals and plants involved in aquaculture production, including fish, shrimp, crab and seaweed. As the demand for seafood and aquatic product has increased together with the increasing world population, aquaculture can be a good business to look into. Furthermore, there is also an introduction to new technology that has been developed to help the farmers. However, before venturing into aquaculture, there are many aspects to be considered and understand in the first place.
The course consist of 9 sections which include general introduction on aquaculture type, intensity and water quality part to help you understand. This general understanding is crucial to avoid massive losses during the farming period. This course is basically designed to help participants to gain knowledge of the aquaculture concept and technology.
1. Learn the basic of aquaculture term and examples of the production gained worldwide
2. Understand the basic of good water quality control
3. Understand how new technology helps to overcome challenges in traditional farming
4. Basic introduction to new technology developed in the aquaculture field
5. Basic introduction to Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
6. Basic introduction to BIOFLOC Technology