BENS7001 Designing recirculating aquaculture systems (JSS28) (2 op)
Osaamistavoitteet
The course will equip you to examine how to design a recirculating aquaculture system, component, or process to meet production objectives; Determine how to best select appropriate water quality targets; Develop a capability to design pumping systems; Build an analytical capability to quantify costs of production; Identify the critical factors for managing a fish farm
Suoritustavat
Lectures, reading assignments, self-check quizzes, practical exercises, visit to a fish farm
Sisältö
Overview of recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) engineering; Water quality objectives, monitoring and measurement; Fish growth and system staging; Engineering design of individual unit processes; System management; Fish health management; Economic and risk evaluation
Esitietovaatimukset
Any student in an aquaculture, engineering, or biology curriculum. Familiarity with Excel is considered an asset