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.

Video link

An ideal fish farm

Session 2

Session 2. Theory: Site selection for aqua farm construction

Site selection ppt

Session 2. Site selection

Session 3

Session 3. Practice: Observations related to aqua farm

Video link

Aquaculture basics

Session 4

Session 4. Theory: Land survey introduction

Video link

Land survey basics

Session 5

Session 5. Theory: Chain and cross staff survey

Video link

Chain survey basics

Session 6

Session 6. Practice: Procedure of 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.

Session 8

Session 8. Theory: Leveling - definitions, methods of leveling, leveling instruments, terms and abbreviations, types of spirit leveling.

Video link

Leveling

Session 9

Session 9. Practice: Working of prismatic compass

Session 10

Session 10. Theory: Plane table surveying- instruments required, working operation, methods.

Session 11

Session 11. Theory: Contour surveying- definition, contour interval, characteristics of contour, contouring methods and uses of contour

Video link

Contour mapping

Session 12

Session 12. Practice: Contouring procedure and interpretation

Plane table survey video link

Plane table survey practical

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.

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.

Session 15

Session 15. Practice: Earth work calculation procedure

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.

Video link

Soil phases

Ippt link

Session 16 Soil

Session 17

Session 17. Theory: Ponds - classification of ponds; excavated ponds, embankment ponds, barrage and diversion ponds; rosary system and parallel system.

Video link

Pond construction

Session 18

Session 18. Practice: Pond designing

Video link

Poly ponds

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.

Session 20

Session 20. Theory: Dykes, types of dykes viz., peripheral dykes, secondary dyke, design of dykes, construction of dykes.

Session 21

Session 21. Practice: Pond and dyke design

Session 22

Session 22. Theory: Water distribution system- canal, types of canals; feeder canal, diversion canal etc.,Pipe line system.

Video link

Canal construction

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.

Video link

Inlet-outlet gates

Session 24

Session 24. Practice: Inlet outlet structures

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.

Video link

Shrimp farming

Session 26

Session 26. Theory: Fish hatcheries designing, construction and operations.

Session 27

Session 27. Practice: Operation of chines circular hatchery.

Video link

Fish hatchery

Session 28

Session 28. Theory: Shrimp and Prawn hatcheries designing construction and working

Video link

Shrimp hatchery

Session 29

Session 29. Theory: Aerators, pumps and filters

Video link

Slow sand filters

Session 30

Session 30. Practice: Bio-filters

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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 […]