From: Megan Davis <MDavis@HBOI.edu>
To: 'aqua-l@killick.ifmt.nf.ca' <aqua-l@killick.ifmt.nf.ca>
AQUACULTURE TRAINING COURSES
The Aquaculture Center for Training, Education and Demonstration at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc. (HBOI) in Ft. Pierce, Florida, USA will be offering these two courses in July:
Recirculating Systems: Principles, Engineering, Components, Construction and Operation
July 8-14, 1998, US $995.00 (incl. housing). Instructors: HBOI
Aquaculture Division & Aquatic Eco-Systems. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. This 7-day course covers aspects of recirculating systems and components presently used in the United States for culturing mollusks, crustaceans and finfish in fresh and salt water. Students will design and build recirculating systems. Course topics include: system design; suspended, fine and dissolved solids removal systems; biofiltration; bioenergetics and mass balance; disinfection; aeration and gas exchange; monitoring and control systems; effluent treatment; water quality parameters; carrying capacity; flow requirements; operational and safety considerations; aquaponics
Practical Aquaculture Techniques
July 6-24, 1998, US $2,295.00 (incl. housing). Primary Instructor: Leroy Creswell. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants This 3-week course focuses on design and operational protocol for aquaculture systems. Topics include system layout and requirements, water
sources, pumps and plumbing, recirculating technology, aeration, and
disinfection. Students will operate culture systems in the training
hatcheries, design an aquaculture facility and outline production protocols for a chosen species. Field trip to aquaculture facilities are included. This course can be taken for 4-semester hr college credits. Week 1: Recirculating Systems; System design and operations; Removal, aeration and disinfection systems; Flow requirements and carrying capacity; Water quality parameters
Week 2 and 3: Culture Techniques for Mollusks, Crustaceans and Finfish; Live feed - microalgae, rotifers and Artemia; Site selection; Health management; Feeding protocols
For more information and to register for the course contact:
Dr. Megan Davis-Hodgkins
Aquaculture Center for Training, Education and Demonstration,
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution,
Inc.5600 US 1 NorthFt. Pierce,
Florida 34946, USA
Telephone: 561-465-2400, 1-800-333-4264 (ext. 416),
Fax: 561-466-6590,
Email: mdavis@hboi.edu