agr3aqe aquaculture engineering
AQUACULTURE ENGINEERING
AGR3AQE
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject will develop students' theoretical and practical knowledge relevant to the construction and management of aquaculture facilities. Students will develop an understanding of physical laws describing the behaviour of gases, liquids, forces, motion and energy, in relation to water flow. A capacity for critical analysis will be developed through an evaluation of the relationships between environmental properties, physical laws, functional design and operating characteristics of aquaculture plant and equipment. Skills required in all forms of practical aquaculture - including simple pipe construction, pumps and filtrations - will be learned through practical application at the NMIT aquaculture facility. The subject will also to extend students' knowledge of aquaculture facilities such as pond aquaculture systems, cage systems and recirculation aquaculture systems for the production of aquatic animals and maintenance of suitable water quality.
FacultyFaculty of Science, Tech & Engineering
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorPeter Sale
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Admission into SBATE
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Aquaculture Engineering | Recommended | Lekang, O 2006 | BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, OXFORD, UK. |
| Readings | Cage aquaculture | Recommended | Beveridge, M 2004 | 3RD EDN, BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, UK |
| Readings | Effects of waves and currents on gravity-type cages in the open sea | Recommended | Huang C, Hung-Jie T & Liu, Jin-Yuan 2008 | AQUACULTURAL ENGINEERING, VOL. 38, PP. 105-116. |
| Readings | Environmental sustainable land-based aquaculture | Recommended | Tal, Y, Schreier, K, Sowers, J, Stubblefield, AR & Zohar, Y 2009 | AQUACULTURE, VOL. 286, PP. 28-35. |
| Readings | Evaluation of nitrifying bacteria product to improve nitrification efficacy in recirculating aquaculture systems | Recommended | Kuhn, D, Drahos, D, March, L & Flick, G 2010 | ACQUACULTURAL ENGINEERING, VOL. 43, PP. 78-82. |
| Readings | Recirculating aquaculture systems | Recommended | Timmons, M & Ebeling, B 2007 | 3RD EDN, NRAR PUBLICATION, USA. |
| Readings | The physics of open-water shellfish aquaculture | Recommended | Stevens, C, Plew, D, Harstein, N & Fredriksson, D 2008 | AQUACULTURAL ENGINEERING, VOL. 38, PP. 145-160. |
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