Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management

Course Code
Course
Number of Credits
Description/Course Objective
Semester
ED71.04  Aquatic Seed Production
3
 The objective of this course is to enable students to acquire a sound knowledge of the reproductive biology, breeding behaviour and larval development of the important cultivable finfish and shellfish in aquaculture. The course will familiarize them with specific hatchery techniques including broodstock management, larval rearing, feeding and nursery rearing protocols. The course also endeavours to provide skills necessary for hatchery managers through practicum and on-field training.  Aug Sem
ED71.09  Coastal and Inland Fisheries Management
2
 The objective of this course is to delineate the basic stock assessment procedures, population dynamics, fishery models, and to discuss ways to develop integrated approaches for fisheries management. The course specifically focuses on Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) and Community Based Fishery Management (CBFM) and how these management regimes can ensure sustainable management of inland and coastal fisheries of Asia.   Jan Sem
ED71.25  Aquaculture and Aquatic Resource Systems
2
 This course develops students’ knowledge and skills in systems thinking and systems approach as an alternative to the scientific method to analyze aquaculture and aquatic resources systems. Students identify constraints and issues to be addressed to make the systems sustainable in the long run. The course emphasizes the understanding of systems dynamics is a pre-requisite for the development of sustainable aquaculture and aquatic resource systems. It looks at how key issues of sustainability such as resource and market limitations, institutional arrangements affect these commodity production systems. Aug Sem
ED71.26  Coastal and Inland Aquaculture
2
 Aquaculture is currently the world’s fastest growing food production sector, nearly ninety percent of which comes from Asia. The objective of this course is to provide students with details of appropriate technologies on a wide range of coastal and inland aquaculture systems relevant to the Asia-Pacific region with an assessment of the constraints to, and the potential for their expansion. Understanding the dynamics of inland and coastal aquaculture systems is essential to achieve optimum output and to analyze their interaction with the environment. The course therefore emphasizes to enable students to appreciate the unique characteristics of inland and coastal aquaculture systems and to learn how efficient management is achieved without any adverse environmental effects.  Aug Sem
ED71.28  Aquaculture Planning and Management
2
 The rising demand for fish has made aquaculture to expand culture area across the different environments with little planning and governance, which has resulted in both negative impacts to environment and conflicts among the resource users. Food safety concerns, inability to meet certification standards, negative consumer perceptions and technical barriers to trade adversely affect aquaculture development. The objective of this course is to equip students with the concepts and strategies of sustainable aquaculture development planning and management at the farm, local and national levels Jan Sem
ED71.29  Genetics and Biotechnology in Aquaculture
2
 Aquaculture continues to gain immensely from an increasing application of genetics and biotechnological tools, particularly in characterizing the wild genetic diversity of fish stocks, and genetic improvement of cultured stocks. However, such applications are still lagging behind agriculture and livestock sectors as most of the cultured fish are still genetically similar to their wild counterparts. More emphasis has to be given to domestication of the stocks with high performance traits and for adopting appropriate broodstock management strategies to overcome the negative effects of inbreeding and unintentional selection. This course is aimed to provide students with the basic concepts of applied genetics and selective breeding with emphasis on sustainable management of fish stocks, and conservation of genetic resources for aquaculture. Jan Sem
ED71.36  Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed Technology
3
 The objective of this course is to provide a thorough knowledge on the scientific principles of aquaculture nutrition and the application of that scientific knowledge (feed technology) to produce nutritious, water-stable, and aquatic-pollution-minimizing fish feeds. Students will also develop hands-on skills on formulating fish feeds, manufacturing techniques, feed storage, designing appropriate feeding systems, and conducting nutritional experimentation. Aug Sem
ED71.37  Wetlands Ecosystem Management
2
 Tropical wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems, having unique aquatic and terrestrial communities high in biodiversity that provide numerous ecosystem services.  Carbon pools in these wetlands can be as high as five times of upland tropical forests, emphasizing their significant role in regulating the carbon cycle and sequestration, and thus reducing greenhouse gases. The objective of this course is to provide thorough knowledge on the structure and function of tropical wetlands, their ecological services for human wellbeing. The guiding principles for their sustainable management strategies are highlighted in this course.  Aug Sem
ED71.44  Coastal and Marine Social Ecological Systems
2
 Tropical marine and coastal ecosystems are complex, diverse and biophysically rich ecological entities. People living in the tropical region are heavily dependent on goods and services provide by these systems, but they are among the most threatened ecosystems due to both direct and indirect human interventions and natural disturbances which may exceed their adaptive capacity. Especially focusing on critical ecosystems and habitats such as mangroves, coral reefs and sea grass spread throughout the tropical coastal belt, this course provides a thorough knowledge and understanding of the structure, functions, and ecological services provided by these ecosystems. It examines how human interventions modify their ecological character and the subsequent effects on their ecological services and resilience. The current management regimes for coastal ecosystems are critically examined in the light of the Integrated Coastal Management principles. InterSem
ED71.45  Guiding Principles of Integrated Coastal Management
1
 Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) is the pivotal concept for coastal and ocean management. It facilitates integrated management to protect and preserve the coastal ecosystems and marine resources, and promote sustainable development in coastal zone. This course provides a thorough knowledge on the guiding principles and stages of ICM process, the challenges involved, and on the enabling conditions for implementing ICM initiatives at local, national and regional levels. InterSem
ED71.47  Coastal Project Design
3
 Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) process is an effective way to build ecological and social resilience, enhance institutional capacity to respond to natural and man-made pressures, and achieve sustainable development goals in coastal areas. The objective of this course is to provide students hands-on experience in identifying real-world coastal management problems and on applying learned principles, tools and strategies to develop solutions by engaging with various stakeholders. InterSem
ED71.48  Sustainable Intensification of Aquaculture
3
 Demand for fish as food is projected to increase manifold in the decades to come and so intensification of aquaculture production has been one of the major priorities worldwide. The primary goal is to boost outputs from aquaculture in tune with the increasing demand for fish as safe and nutritious food for a booming global population without compromising environmental capacity to sustain production. The objective of this course is to provide students with knowledge on the emerging approaches that have potential to boost aquaculture outputs without compromising environmental sustainability, in our pursuit to produce safe and nutritious food from aquatic environments. Aug Sem
ED71.49  Aquaculture Business Management
2
 Aquatic food products are highly traded items in both the local and global markets. Their production, processing and trading have been highly commercial and globalized activities, which have resulted in a competition tougher than before. More recently, regulatory requirements are becoming stricter and often more complex. This course provides students with practical aquaculture business management tools in the production, processing, quality control, and marketing of aquaculture products in both the local and global markets to ensure the long-run sustainability of commercial aquaculture. Aug Sem
ED71.50  Health Management in Aquaculture
2
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ED71.51  Water Quality Analysis in Aquaculture
2
 This course provides the fundamentals of water chemistry to students and is aimed to help them understand the practical methods of analysing water quality in aquaculture. The course will develop essential laboratory skills for evaluating physical and chemical properties of soil and water, as well as the meteorological and biological parameters that are critical in managing aquaculture systems. The course also covers field-sampling methodologies for collecting qualitative and quantitative data from various aquaculture systems and familiarizes students with different means of interpretation. Jan Sem
ED71.52  Research Workshop
2
 This course provides students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills to identify research problems in food production systems and to conceptualize research projects to resolve them. The students get familiar with various research planning approaches, proposal development tools, and writing and presentation of a research proposal and thesis/ dissertation. Jan Sem
ED71.53  Tools and Strategies for Integrated Coastal Management
3
 Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) is a holistic management approach that aim at balancing competitive human demands for the use of the coast and oceans, and resolving conflicts among the coastal users and institutions. This course provides a thorough knowledge on tools and strategies that can be used in developing and implementing an effective ICM process. Aug Sem
ED71.54  Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management
2
 The objective of this course is to provide students with the importance of biological diversity of aquatic life zones that cover three-fourth of the earth surface encompassing natural and modified habitats in both marine and freshwater aquatic systems. The course particularly emphasizes on the relationships among biodiversity, ecosystem functioning,  ecological services provided by aquatic ecosystems for human wellbeing, the need for interdisciplinary and integrated approaches aquatic ecosystem management, and tools to protect species, populations and biological communities from direct and indirect drivers of change, and local and regional scale ecological impacts from global climate driven changes. Jan Sem
ED71.55  Statistics for Aquaculture and Fisheries Management
3
 Research issues in aquaculture and fisheries are diverse which may range from conducting laboratory experiments under controlled environment to field surveys to collect data and analyze complex interactions of socio-economic and environmental factors. Students need in-depth knowledge and skill on both scientific experimentation and survey designs in order to generate or collect reliable data. After acquiring required data, they need both theoretical knowledge and practical competency in using relevant statistical tools. They also need skills on analyzing and interpreting both qualitative information and quantitative data to find solutions to the research problems. Therefore, this course provides theoretical knowledge to the students and helps them develop required skills to become experienced researchers. Jan Sem
ED71.9019 Selected Topic: Principles of Aquaculture
3
 Modern aquaculture has been gradually evolved over the last 50 years through development of cost-effective culture practices by using scientific principles. These include culture system design, water quality management, genetics, breeding and larval production, fish nutrition and feed technology, and health management.  The objective of this course is to equip students with a thorough knowledge of the underlying scientific principles of aquaculture.  Aug Sem
ED71.9020 Selected Topic: Aquaculture Production Systems
3
 Aquaculture production systems are shaped by the availability of land and water resources, inputs (both material and finance) and technology. Sustainable intensification of the production systems have been one of the major priorities for aquaculture managers worldwide. Rapid increase in culture management tools and practices continue to improve aquaculture production, globally. This course familiarizes the students with modern aquaculture systems and practices and help them evaluate the components and linkages of aquaculture industry. Aug Sem
ED71.9021 Selected Topic: Applied Genetics in Aquaculture
3
 The application of genetics and biotechnological tools to improve aquaculture production has advanced greatly over the past few decades. These include the characterization of wild genetic diversity and genetic improvement of cultured stocks. However, such applications are still lagging behind agriculture and livestock sectors as most of the cultured fish are still genetically similar to their wild counterparts. More emphasis on domestication of the stocks with high performance traits and adopting appropriate broodstock management strategies could help overcome the negative effects of inbreeding and unintentional selection. This course is aimed to provide students with the basic concepts of applied genetics and selective breeding with emphasis on sustainable management of fish stocks, and conservation of genetic resources for aquaculture. Aug Sem
ED71.9022 Selected Topic: Cleaner Aquaculture Systems
3
 Demand for fish as food is projected to increase manifold in the decades to come and so intensification of aquaculture production has been one of the major priorities worldwide. The primary goal is to boost outputs from aquaculture in tune with the increasing demand for fish as safe and nutritious food for a booming global population without compromising the environmental capacity to sustain production. The objective of this course is to provide students with knowledge on the emerging approaches that have potential to boost aquaculture outputs without compromising environmental sustainability, in our pursuit to produce cleaner, safe and nutritious food from aquatic environments. Aug Sem
ED71.9023 Selected Topic: Sustainable Seafood and Nutrition Security
3
 Rapidly increasing human population is creating food security problems. Over 2 billion people are suffering from one or more forms of malnutrition. Even where food might be adequate, without balanced food, people cannot be healthy. Poorer countries and communities are encountering malnutrition due to lack of food or inadequate macro nutrients such as energy and protein, and micronutrient deficiencies such as Vitamins A, D, and minerals e.g. Calcium, Iron, Zinc, etc.). At the same time, in rich countries and among rich people obesity is another problem caused by imbalanced diet. From health point of view, seafood or aquatic food is the best source of protein, which contains a good profile of essential amino acids. However, many people are not aware of this fact and seafood is still not consumed due to different taboos and traditional/cultural barriers. As a result, it has been difficult to reduce malnutrition in some countries. Aug Sem
ED71.9024 Selected Topic: Sustainable Seafood Business
3
 Seafood products are highly traded items in both the local and global markets. Seafood production, processing and trading have been highly commercial and globalized activities, which have resulted in a competition tougher than before. More recently, regulatory requirements are becoming stricter and often more complex. This course provides students with practical Seafood business management tools in the production, processing, quality control, and marketing of Seafood products in both the local and global markets to ensure the long-run sustainability of seafood production. Jan Sem