Guia docente 2023_24 Facultad de Ciencias del Mar

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
INTRODUCTION	Objectives of aquaculture. History, current situation and perspectives in the world and in Spain. Types of cultivation: according to species and its stages, according to its characteristics. New farming systems.
SPECIES SELECTION CRITERIA	Introduction. Biological criteria (reproductive, productive and health characteristics). Commercial criteria (consumption and market). Cultured freshwater species. Farmed marine species. Potentially cultivable species.
FACILITIES	Types of Facilities. Water intake. Storage and settling tanks. Culture tank design. Pond designs for culture. Floating cages, rafts, long-line. Auxiliary equipment.
WATER QUALITY AND ITS CONTROL	Sea water as culture medium. Changes suffered by the water in the crop. Biological filtration. mechanical filtration. physical absorption. Disinfection. Decantation. Aeration. Water quality criteria for aquaculture.
FOOD AND NUTRITION	Introduction. Feeding modes (larval, juvenile and adult stages). Nutrient requirements (molluscs, crustaceans, fish). Types of feed used in aquaculture. Formulation of diets.
PHYTOPLANKTON CULTURE	Introduction. Optimal properties for the choice of a cultivable species of phytoplankton. physical requirements. Nutrient requirements. Culture media. Characteristics of growth in culture. Phytoplankton culture methods.
ZOOPLANCTON CULTURE	Introduction. Artemia culture: general characteristics, life cycle, culture methodology, use in aquaculture. Rotifera culture: general characteristics, life cycle, culture methodology, use in aquaculture. Other planktonic crustaceans used in aquaculture: Copepods, Cladocera.
MOLLUSKS FARMING	Clam culture: obtaining and transporting broodstock, conditioning and obtaining gametes, embryo culture, larval culture, natural seed capture, post-larvae culture, pre-growing, fattening. Differences in the cultivation of other species. Octopus culture: obtaining and transporting broodstock, conditioning and obtaining eggs, embryo culture, larval culture, post-larvae culture, fattening and production.
ECHINODERMS FARMING	Introduction. Hedgehog Cultivation: Conditioning of reproducers and obtaining spawns; embryonic and larval culture, culture of postlarvae, pre-fattening, fattening. Other echinoderms farmed in Aquaculture.
CRUSTACEAN FARMING	Shrimp culture: obtaining and transporting broodstock, conditioning and obtaining gametes, embryo culture, larval culture, post-larvae culture, pre-fattening, fattening. Cetaria and their characteristics.
FISH FARMING	Turbot culture: obtaining and transporting reproducers, conditioning and obtaining gametes, embryo culture, larval culture, weaning, pre-fattening, fattening. Bream culture: obtaining and transporting broodstock, conditioning and obtaining gametes, embryo culture, larval culture, weaning pre-fattening, fattening. Seabass farming: obtaining and transporting broodstock, conditioning and obtaining gametes, embryo culture, larval culture, weaning pre-fattening, fattening. Salmon farming: obtaining and transporting broodstock, conditioning and obtaining gametes, embryo culture, larval culture, weaning pre-fattening, fattening.
MACROALGAE FARMING	Introduction on the cultivation of macroalgae, advantages and characteristics. cultivated species. Culture systems and methodology.
DISEASES OF CULTIVATED SPECIES	Mortality. Prevention: vaccinations, disinfection and isolation of specimens. Treatments: medications, environmental manipulation, isolation and disposal. Animal examination. Viral diseases. Bacterial diseases. Fungal infections. Protozoan diseases. Metazoan diseases.