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  Course Description
Course Name : Marine Hatchery Technology

Course Code : SUF415

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Sub-Level (Undergraduate Degree)

Year of Study : 4

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) :

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Students can select a suitable site for a marine hatchery
Students can design a hatchery and its production units
Students are aware of all production phases in a hatchery, including live feeds production, larval and nursery culturing techniques
Students know fry transporting methods of marine species

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : The aim of this lecture is to teach students how to select a suitable site and then design a marine hatchery, plan all production phases including larval and nursery culture as well as describe fry transporting techniques

Course Contents : Introduction, Site Selection for Marine Hatcheries, Water Intake Systems, Water Filtration and Sterilization Techniques, Hatchery Dizay, Supportive Units, Broodstock Unit, Spawning and Hatching Unit, Larva Culture Unit, Live Feed Culture Unit, Artemia and Rotifer Enrichment Techniques, Nursey Unit, Fry Transport Techniques

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Faculty classroom and laboratories


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Description of Marine Species and Their Culturing Techniques Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
2 Site Selection for a Marine Hatchery Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
3 Design of a Marine Hatchery Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
4 Water Intake Methods for Marine Hatcheries Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
5 Water Filtration and Sterilisation Techniques Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
6 Water Heating/Cooling and Discharging Methods Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
7 Design of Broodstock Unit and Maturation Techniques Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
8 Mid-term Exam Preparation for the Exam Written Exam
9 Design of Spawning Units and Egg-hatching Techniques Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
10 Design of Larval Culture Unit and Larval Production Techniques Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
11 Design of Live Feed Production Unit and ProductionTechniques Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
12 Design of Nursery Unit and Production Techniques Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
13 Design of Nursery Unit and Production Techniques Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
14 Fry Transporting Methods Preparation for the Topic Presentation & Discussion
15 Visit to a Commercial Marine Hatchery General Preparation for Technical Visit Marine Hatchery-Visit
16/17 Final Exam Preparation for the Exam Written Exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Lavens, P., Sorgeloos, P. 1996. Manual on the Production and Use of Live Food for Aquaculture. FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER?361, 295 p.
 Moretti, A., Fernandez-Criado, M. P., Citollin, G., Guidastri, R. 1999.?Manual on Hatchery Production of Seabass and Gilthead Seabream,?Volume 1. FAO, 194 p.
 Moretti, A., Fernandez-Criado, M. P., Vetillart, R. 2005.?Manual on Hatchery Production of Seabass and Gilthead Seabream?Volume 2. FAO, 152 p.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 40
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 14 60
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Using the informatics and communicating technology 1
2 Gaining competence to determine the current status of aquatic resources and its sustainable use, water pollution and control, and biotechnology areas. 1
3 Ability to act in accordance with the regulation, social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values on fisheries field 1
4 Having knowledge on “natural and applied sciences” and “basic engineering”; combination of their theoretical and practical knowledge on fisheries engineering applications. 4
5 assessment of data scientifically on fisheries engineering, determining and solving the problems 3
6 Uses theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of fisheries to design; investigates and interprets events and phenomena usig scientific methods and techniques. 5
7 Collecting data in fisheries science, making the basic experimental studies, evaluating the results, identifying the problems and developing methods of solution 2
8 Having plan any study related to fisheries science as an individually, managing and consulting 2
9 Learning the knowledge by the determining learning needs; developing positive attitude towards lifelong learning 1
10 Communicating oral and written in expertise field, monitoring the seminars and meeting in expertise field, following the foreign language publication 3
11 Improving life-long learning attitude and using the information to the public interest. 0
12 Having skills to apply modern techniques and computational tools necessary for engineering applications. 0
13 Having ability to promote the study about aquaculture techniques by saving the natural environment, fishery diseases, fishing and processing technology, structure of fishery sector, problems and solution of their expertise field 3
14 Having ability to promote the study about aquaculture techniques by saving the natural environment, fishery diseases, fishing and processing technology, structure of fishery sector, problems and solution of their expertise field 2
15 Improves constantly itself , as well as professional development scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities identifying needs of learning. 0
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 14 1 14
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 4 4
    Final Exam 1 6 6
Total Workload: 80
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.2
ECTS Credit: 3