Presentation of the basic objectives of the subject, the topics, the methodology and the evaluation system, as well as the teachers who will participate in it.

Specific Objectives

Understanding the structure of the subject and the objectives to be pursued is a basic tool to achieve the involvement of students in it.

Dedication

The term aquaculture will be deepened, reviewing the groups of cultured organisms. The types of possible systems for production are defined and the pros and cons are stated at the level of economic and environmental sustainability. Dissection of organisms of interest for aquaculture production

Specific Objectives

Recall basic concepts of aquaculture and relate the concepts of aquaculture and sustainability Understand their physiology and commercial interest

Related Activities

Laboratory practice: Dissection of organisms of interest for aquaculture production. This session will take place in the Animal Production laboratory of the EEABB. It will last 2 hours, and subsequently the students will have one week to upload the practice document to the virtual campus ATENEA so that it can be assessed.  Practice objective: Learn the differences between the digestive systems of carnivorous and herbivorous fish and relate the physiology of the digestive system with the lifestyle of these organisms and the implications this has in aquaculture production.

Dedication

Description of the tools and facilities necessary for extensive aquaculture production in algae, molluscs and fish. Determination of the physico-chemical characteristics of the aquatic environment in production conditions

Specific Objectives

Place students within extensive facilities, deepening their management and continuous innovation. To know the quality of the water to be able to define the existing conditions of crop and situate them inside the spectrum of the sustainability and the viability

Related Activities

Laboratory practice: Indirect study of metabolism from oxygen consumption in fish. This session will take place in the Animal Production laboratory of the EEABB. It will last 2 hours, and subsequently the students will have one week to upload the practice document to the virtual campus ATENEA so that it can be assessed.  Practice objective: Learn an indirect method of measuring fish metabolism, such as oxygen consumption, and understand the variations of this parameter according to temperature, as a physiological adaptation to a changing environment.

Dedication

Description of the tools and facilities necessary for intensive aquaculture production in algae and fish. Design of a facility suitable for extensive or intensive aquaculture

Specific Objectives

Place students within intensive facilities, deepening their management, sustainability and continuous innovation. Know the equipment and design criteria of an aquaculture company

Related Activities

Classroom assignment: Design of a suitable facility for intensive aquaculture working on the necessary flow calculations for the facility.

Dedication

Aquatic animal nutrition concepts, nutritional requirements. Types of existing feed in aquaculture according to the organism cultivated, feed formulation, machinery associated with the production and administration of feed. Sustainable alternatives in food. Simple formulation of aquaculture feed according to the nutritional, organoleptic and technological requirements of the species Programming of an aquaculture installation taking into account the productive, environmental and economic parameters

Specific Objectives

Introduce food into aquaculture as the main economic cost within production and an element with the greatest environmental impact. This requires introducing basic concepts of nutrition and food production technology. Look for sustainable alternatives and arouse interest in students about the importance of innovating in this area. Apply the knowledge of nutrition and food in the practical definition of a feed for aquaculture Apply the acquired knowledge of production technology developing a case study

Related Activities

Classroom assignment (case study): programming of an aquaculture facility considering productive, environmental, and economic parameters. This activity will be developed over several sessions and must be presented orally at the end of the course.

Dedication

Introduction to the life cycle of different organisms (plants and invertebrates) of aquaculture interest and how these organisms reproduce under production conditions.

Specific Objectives

To deepen the biological knowledge of the students and place them within the initial phases of aquaculture production.

Dedication

Introduction to the life cycle of different organisms (vertebrates) of aquaculture interest and how these organisms reproduce under production conditions

Specific Objectives

To deepen the biological knowledge of the students and place them within the initial phases of aquaculture production.

Dedication

Health concept in production facilities. Well-being and stress as prevention elements. Health and pathology indicators in aquaculture. Main diseases in aquaculture, losses caused by pathologies and proper management of these (mollusks, algae, crustaceans and fish).

Specific Objectives

Know the elements that contribute to maintaining health in aquaculture. Knowing the diseases that produce the greatest economic losses in aquaculture, learning how to diagnose and remedy them correctly. Practical application in a case study of the knowledge acquired on health and disease in aquaculture

Related Activities

Classroom activity: Bibliographic search of diseases that have caused losses in aquaculture. Choice and justification of the most appropriate treatment.

Dedication

List the factors of aquaculture production that have an impact on the environment, delve into the consequences of the productive activity and the possible current and future improvements within the sector to increase sustainability

Specific Objectives

Make students aware of the impacts caused by aquaculture and the importance of correct production management Collect and value all the knowledge acquired in the subject

Related Activities

Classroom activity: Discussion seminar on fishing vs. aquaculture paradigm.

Dedication

The assessment calendar and grading method will be approved before the start of the course. The grade for the course is obtained from continuous assessment scores, assessment tests (midterm and final), and the corresponding laboratory practices, seminars, and/or computer lab work. Continuous assessment consists of performing different activities, both individual and group, additive and formative in nature, carried out during the course (inside and outside the classroom). The grade for practical instruction is the average of lab activities, seminars, and computer lab work. See 'Grading method' section.

Dedication