BIO508: Mariculture Production Technologies

This unit introduces the variety of mariculture (aquaculture) production technologies and methods for fish, crustaceans, molluscs and algae. Details covered include culture methods, life cycles, nutrition, breeding, processing, markets and environmental issues. Project work within the laboratory sessions complements the lecture material.

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Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: equivalent of 3 hours per week; laboratories: equivalent of 3 hours per week. Lectures and introductory practical classes for this unit will be held as an intensive 12 half day session during the inter-semester break between Semesters 1 and 2. S
Prerequisites	Enrolment in Master of Natural Systems Engineering.
School	School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Unit Coordinator	Professor Michael Borowitzka Position: Professor of Marine Phycology E-mail: M.Borowitzka@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 1.046 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2333
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Professor Michael Borowitzka Professor of Marine Phycology (M.Borowitzka@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2333 Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 1.046 MURDOCH S2: Internal (03/08/2009 - 27/11/2009)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)