Learn the essentials of aquaculture.  You will learn how to setup an aquaculture system and learn the care and breeding of freshwater fish as well as how to manage an aquaculture enterprise for fresh water fish. Enhance your expertise in this important course. Improve your work prospects in the field by developing your capacity to manage freshwater aquaculture enterprises.

• 100 hour course
• Fully supported by expert tutor by email
• Flexible home based study
• Learn all aspects of freshwater fish farming

This course is fully supported by our Marine / Aquaculture tutor Peter Palma and covers: water (e.g. source, purity, flow, temperature, dissolved oxygen), stocking rates, spawning, checking stock, stripping, fertilization, hatching, growth stages, feeding, harvesting, stocking and more.

Course Aims:

• Explain different aquaculture production systems
• Explain the cultural requirements of different types of fish suitable for aquaculture
• Explain cultural practices for freshwater crayfish
• Explain different factors affecting the vigour of animals in an aquaculture farm
• Explain methods, including feeding and harvesting, used to manage freshwater animal populations
• Develop informed management decisions for an aquaculture enterprise

There are 10 lessons in this course:

1. Introduction To Aquaculture
2. Production Systems – EP and IP
3. What Species To Farm
4. Trout
5. Barramundi
6. Bass
7. Freshwater Crayfish
8. Setting Up A Fish Farm
9. Fish Foods and Feeding
10. Harvesting