Fresh Water Aquaculture

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Sambid Swain

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Course Name : Fresh Water Aquaculture

Code(Credit) : FSAQ 1202 (2-1-0)

Course Objectives

  • To gain in depth knowledge and field exposure on sustainable aquaculture practices.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be exposed to various production systems in aquaculture along with species diversification

Course Syllabus

Theory
Major species cultured, production trends and prospect in different parts of the world. Freshwater aquaculture resources-ponds, tanks, lakes, reservoirs etc.  Nursery, rearing and growout ponds preparation and management-control of aquatic weeds and algal blooms, predatory and weed fishes, liming, fertilization/manuring, use of biofertilizers, supplementary feeding.  Water quality management. Selection, transportation and acclimatization of seed. Traits of important cultivable fish and shellfish and their culture methods-Indian major carps, exotic carps, air breathing fishes, cold water fishes, freshwater prawns, mussels. Wintering ponds, quarantine ponds and isolation
ponds.  Sewage-fed fish culture. Principles of organic cycling and detritus food chain. Use of agro- industrial waste and biofertilizer in aquaculture. Composite fish culture system of Indian and exotic carps- competition and compatibility. Exotic fish species introduced to India. Culture of other freshwater species. Medium and minor carps, catfish and murrels. Species of fish suitable for integrated aquaculture. Integration of aquaculture with agriculture/ horticulture. Integration of aquaculture with livestock. Cultivation of aquatic macrophytes with aquaculture (makahana). Paddy cum Fish/Shrimp Culture.

Practical

Preparation and management of nursery, rearing and grow-out ponds. Study on effect of liming, manuring and fertilization on hydrobiology of ponds and growth of fish and shellfishes.
Collection, identification and control of aquatic weeds, insects, predatory fishes, weed fishes and eggs and larval forms of fishes. Algal blooms and their control. Estimation of plankton and benthic biomass. Study of contribution of natural and supplementary feed to growth. Workout of economics of different culture practices.

Estimation of live stock requirement / Unit in integrated aquaculture Design of paddy plot for paddy- cum-fish culture. Design of Fish and Shrimp Culture, livestock shed on pond embankment, Economics of different integrated farming systems.

Books Recommended
1. Fish and fisheries of Indian ---- VG Jhingram
2. Fresh water fish culture Vol I and II---- SK Sarkar
3. Text book of fish culture Marcle Huet
4. Aquaculture----Jhon E. Bardasch and Others
5. Aquaculture principles and practices ----TVR Pillay and MN Kutty
6. Encyclopedia of aquaculture ----RR Stickney
7. Fresh water aquaculture----RK Rath

Session Plan

Session 1

Major species cultured, production trends and prospect in different parts of the world. Freshwater aquaculture resources-ponds, tanks, lakes, reservoirs etc.

Introduction

Introduction to freshwater aquaculture

Session 2

Nursery, rearing and growout ponds preparation and management-control of aquatic weeds and algal blooms

nursery management and aquatic weeds

Aquatic weed management

Nursery management

Session 3

Practical

Preparation and management of nursery, rearing and grow-out ponds.

Preparation and management of nursery, rearing and grow-out ponds.

Session 4

Predatory and weed fishes and liming,

Predatory fish eradication and liming

liming

Session 5

Fertilization/manuring, use of biofertilizers, supplementary feeding.

Biofertilizer in Aquaculture

biofertilizers in aquaculture 

Session 6

Practical

Study on effect of liming manuring and fertilization on hydrobiology of ponds and growth of fish and shellfishes.
liming in ponds

Session 7

Water quality management

water quality parameters

water quality

Session 8

Selection, transportation and acclimatization of seed.

transportation of seeds

Transportation of fish seeds

Session 9

Practical

Collection, identification and control of aquatic weeds, insects, predatory fishes, weed fishes and eggs and larval forms of fishes.

collection and identification of aquatic weeds

collection and identification of insects

collection and identification of predatory and weed fishes

Session 10

Traits of important cultivable fish and shellfish and their culture methods-Indian major carps, exotic carps, air breathing fishes, cold water fishes, freshwater prawns, mussels.

Traits of cultivatable freshwater fish

common freshwater fishes of India 

Session 11

Wintering ponds, quarantine ponds and isolation ponds

Wintering Pond

Wintering Pond

Session 12

Practical

Algal blooms and their control

Algal boom and control

Session 13

Sewage-fed fish culture..

Sewage Fed Aquaculture

Sewage Ponds Kolkata

Session 14

Principles of organic cycling and detritus food chain. Use of agro- industrial waste and biofertilizer in aquaculture.

Use of Agro waste

agro waste

Session 15

Practical

Estimation of plankton and benthic biomass.

basis of plankton and necton

Session 16

Composite fish culture system of Indian and exotic carps- competition and compatibility.

composite fish farming

Composite fish culture system of Indian and exotic

Session 17

Exotic fish species introduced to India.

Exotic fish species introduced to India

Exotic Fishes in Aquaculture 

Session 18

Practical

Study of contribution of natural and supplementary feed to growth.

Session 19

Species of fish suitable for integrated aquaculture. Integration of aquaculture with agriculture/ horticulture

Integrated Aquaculture

integrated Aquaculture

Session 20

Integration of aquaculture with livestock

 

Livestock cum fish farming

duck cum fish farming  

Session 21

Practical

Workout of economics of different culture practices.

Session 22

Cultivation of aquatic macrophytes with aquaculture (makahana)

fish-aquatic-plants-integration

makhana cum fish culture

Session 23

Culture of Pangasius

Pangassius culture

pangassius Culture

Session 24

Practical

Estimation of live stock requirement / Unit in integrated aquaculture Design of paddy plot for paddy- cum-fish culture. Design of Fish and Shrimp Culture, livestock shed on pond embankment, Economics of different integrated farming systems.

Session 25

Session 26

Culture of Murrels

Murrel culture

Murrel culture

Session 27

Culture of Gaint Freshwater Prawn

Giant Freshwater Prawn Culture

Freshwater Prawn Culture

Session 28

Culture of pangasius

Pangassius culture

pangasius culture

Case Studies

Case Studies

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