Aquaculture Engineering
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Gulshan Kumar
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Course Name : Aquaculture Engineering
Code(Credit) : FSFE 2101 (2-1-0)
Course Objectives
- To understand the different concepts of surveying such as Compass surveying, plane table, and Contour surveying
- Utilization of various leveling, surveying, and topographic map-making techniques
- To improve the technical knowledge on the preparation and management of fish and shrimp ponds.
CO-PO Mappings
| COs | Course outcomes | Mapping COs with POs |
| CO1 | Knowledge of the basic concepts of farm designing and explaining recent trends in aquaculture engineering. | PO1, PO-3, PO-4 |
| CO2 | Explain site selection, construction, and design of tanks, ponds, cages and hatcheries. |
PO2, Po-3, |
| CO3 | Understand the design and fabrication of different types of aerators used in aquaculture farms., PO3 | PO-2, PO3 |
| CO4 | Knowledge of different types of feeding pieces of equipment, feed control systems, and instruments for measuring water quality. | PO-4 |
PO1: Knowledge Enhancement
PO2: Professional Enhancement
PO3: Entrepreneurship Skills
PO4: Communication & Extension Skill
Programme Outcomes
PO1: Knowledge Enhancement: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to Soil Science, Agronomy, Horticulture, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Entomology and other such areas of agriculture.
PO2: Professional Enhancement: Understanding the value and processes of life-long learning and professional development.
PO3: Entrepreneurship Skills: Understanding the processes of setting up and managing viable business ventures.
PO4: Communication & Extension Skills: Developing appropriate communication skills for effective transfer of knowledge and technologies through extension programs.
PO5: Work: Play effective roles in multidisciplinary teams.
PO6: Educational Leadership: Recognize and meet emerging agriculture challenges of global society in the 21st century and developing leadership and strong linkages in the agro-industrial setup.
PO7: Data Handling: Collect, analyze and interpret scientific data.
PO8: Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the scientific practice.
PO9: Computational Skills: Recognize, analyze problems and plan strategies for their solutions with the help of computer skills.
Course Syllabus
Theory
Unit-1: Fish Farm- Definition, objectives, types of farms; fresh water, brackish water and marine farms. Selection of site for aqua farm- site selection criteria, pre-investment survey viz., accessibility, physical features of the ground, detailed survey viz., site condition, topography, soil characteristics.
Unit-2: Land Surveying- definition, principles of surveying, classification of surveying, instruments used for chaining, chaining on uneven or sloping ground and error due the incorrect chain length. Chain surveying- definitions, instruments used for setting out right angles, basic problems in chaining, cross staff survey. Compass surveying - definitions, bearing, meridians, whole circle bearing system, reduced bearing system, theory of magnetic compass, prismatic compass. Leveling - definitions, methods of leveling, leveling instruments, terms and abbreviations, types of spirit leveling. Plane table surveying- instruments required, working operation, methods. Contour surveying- definition, contour interval, characteristics of contour, contouring methods and uses of contour.
of regular and irregular plane surfaces, Trapezoidal and Simpson’s rule, volume of regular and irregular shape as applied to stacks and heaps, calculation of volume of pond.
Unit-4: Earth work calculations- excavation, embankment, longitudinal slope and cross slope, calculation of volume of earth work as applied to roads and channels.
Unit-5: Soil and its properties- classification of soil; soil sampling methods; three phase system of soil, definitions of soil properties and permeability of soil.
Unit-6: Ponds - classification of ponds; excavated ponds, embankment ponds, barrage and diversion ponds; rosary system and parallel system. Planning of fish ponds, layout planning, materials planning, manual planning, comparison of square and rectangular ponds, large and small ponds; Types of ponds; nursing ponds, rearing ponds and stocking ponds. Design of ponds, pond geometry; shape, size, bottom slope of pond etc., construction ponds viz., marking, excavation etc., Dykes, types of dykes viz., peripheral dykes, secondary dyke, design of dykes, construction of dykes.
Unit-7: Water distribution system- canal, types of canals; feeder canal, diversion canal etc.,Pipe line system, Water control structures- types of inlet and out let and their construction. Water budget equation, Pond drainage system; seepage and the methods used for seepage control, evaporation; factors affecting evaporation, erosion of soil in dykes and its control. Site selection,
Unit-8: Planning and construction of coastal aqua farms. Brackish water fish farms- tide fed, pump fed farms, site selection - topography, tidal amplitude, soil and water sources etc.,
Unit-9: Hatcheries- site selection, infrastructural facilities; water supply system, main hatchery complex viz., Layout plan and design of hatcheries- brood stock ponds, artemia hatching tanks, sheds etc,
Unit-10: Raceway culture system- site selection, layout plan, types of raceway culture system viz., parallel system, series system etc., Aerators- principles, classification of aerators and placement aerators. Pumps- purpose of pumping, types, selection of pump, total head, horse power calculation. Filters- types and constructions.
Practical
- Evaluation of potential site for aquaculture.
- Land survey – chain surveying, compass surveying, leveling, plane table surveying and contouring;
- soil analysis for farm construction.
- Design and layout plan of fresh water and brackish water farms and hatcheries.
- Design of farm structure: ponds, dykes and channels.
- Earth work calculations and water requirement calculation.
- Visit to different types of farms .
References
1. Aquaculture Engineering, 3rd Edition – Odd-Ivar Lekang
2. A Text Book on Aquaculture Engineering -- Rabinarayan Mishra and K.C.Dora
3. Aquaculture Engineering: Basic Manual- Menaga Meenakshisundaram and Sugantham Felix
Session Plan
Session 1
Theory 1:Fish farm introduction.
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Aqua farm introduction
Fish Farm ppt
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Session 2
Session 2. Theory: Site selection for aqua farm construction
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Site selection ppt
Session 4
Session 4. Theory: Land survey introduction
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Session 4. Intro to Survey
Session 5
Session 5. Theory: Chain and cross staff survey
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Session 6
Session 6. Practice: Procedure of chain survey
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Instruments used in chain survey
Session 7
Session 7. Theory: Compass surveying - definitions, bearing, meridians, whole circle bearing system, reduced bearing system, theory of magnetic compass, prismatic compass.
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Session 8
Session 8. Theory: Leveling - definitions, methods of leveling, leveling instruments, terms and abbreviations, types of spirit leveling.
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Session 10
Session 10. Theory: Plane table surveying- instruments required, working operation, methods.
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Session 11
Session 11. Theory: Contour surveying- definition, contour interval, characteristics of contour, contouring methods and uses of contour
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Session 12
Session 12. Practice: Contouring procedure and interpretation
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Session 13
Session 13. Theory: Calculation of area of regular and irregular plane surfaces, Trapezoidal and Simpson’s rule, volume of regular and irregular shape as applied to stacks and heaps, calculation of volume of pond.
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Session 14
Session 14. Theory: Earth work calculations- excavation, embankment, longitudinal slope and cross slope, calculation of volume of earth work as applied to roads and channels.
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Session 15
Session 15. Practice: Earth work calculation procedure
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Session 16
Session 16. Theory: Soil and its properties- classification of soil; soil sampling methods; three phase system of soil, definitions of soil properties and permeability of soil.
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Session 17
Session 17. Theory: Ponds - classification of ponds; excavated ponds, embankment ponds, barrage and diversion ponds; rosary system and parallel system.
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Session 19
Session 19. Theory: Planning of fish ponds, layout planning, materials planning, manual planning, comparison of square and rectangular ponds, large and small ponds; Types of ponds; nursing ponds, rearing ponds and stocking ponds. Design of ponds, pond geometry; shape, size, bottom slope of pond etc., construction ponds viz., marking, excavation etc.
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Session 20
Session 20. Theory: Dykes, types of dykes viz., peripheral dykes, secondary dyke, design of dykes, construction of dykes.
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Session 22
Session 22. Theory: Water distribution system- canal, types of canals; feeder canal, diversion canal etc.,Pipe line system.
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Session 23
Session 23. Theory: Water control structures- types of inlet and out let and their construction. Water budget equation, Pond drainage system; seepage and the methods used for seepage control, evaporation; factors affecting evaporation, erosion of soil in dykes and its control.
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Session 25
Session 25. Theory: Site selection, planning and construction of coastal aqua farms. Brackish water fish farms- tide fed, pump fed farms, site selection - topography, tidal amplitude, soil and water sources etc.
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Session 26
Session 26. Theory: Fish hatcheries designing, construction and operations.
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Session 28
Session 28. Theory: Shrimp and Prawn hatcheries designing construction and working
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Session 29
Session 29. Theory: Aerators, pumps and filters
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Question Bank
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Dr. Makamguang Kamei is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aquaculture in the School of Fisheries, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi Campus, Gajapati, Odisha. He graduated from College of Fisheries, Lembucherra, Tripura, Central Agricultural University. He has completed his PhD in Aquaculture from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education. He has […]