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SSNS Training Course 5:

Marine fish culture techniques

Background

The demand for marine fish has been increasing, while the limitation of marine fish yield has been known worldwide. Currently many countries and territories around the world are focusing on developing marine aquaculture to balance the human demand and the conservation of marine resources. In the other word, the demand for marine fish can only be met fully if marine aquaculture considerably contributes to the volume and stability of global marine fish supplies. The techniques in marine fish culture have been studying and developing to meet this inevitable requirement.

Learning outcome

-         Understand the certain marine fish biology;

-         Cage preparation;

-         Fingerling selection;

-         Carry out transporting techniques for fingerling;

-         Stocking;

-         Feeding;

-         Water/ fingerling management;

-         Apply growing out technique;

-         Carry out harvesting for marketable size.

Lectures – 8 hours (2+2+2+2) Classroom

1. Introduction to marine fish nursing and culture; evaluation of status, prospects and constraints of marine aquaculture;

2. Biological characteristics of common culture marine fish species (cobia, grouper and threadfin);

3. Culture techniques of marine fishes;

4. Techniques for harvesting, transporting of fingerling and marketable fish.

Practical – 15 hours (3+3+3+3+3) –

-         Examine biological characteristics of cobia (appearance, stages of development, gonad...);

-         Examine biological characteristics of grouper (appearance, stages of development, gonad...);

-         Examine biological characteristics of threadfin (appearance, stages of development, gonad...).

           Final report including business plan: by each participant – max. 3 pages

 Presentation of results by the group of students (Seminar Room)

-         Techniques and lessons learned.

-         Wrap-up by Instructor (1 hour).

Feedback and evaluation by students / participants.

Resource person: Dr. Tran The Muu.

Email: tranthemuu@ria1.org.