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Date |
Lecture |
Reading |
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Jan. |
5 |
Introduction |
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8 |
Food supplies & aquaculture |
1 |
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10 |
Future of aquaculture and capture fisheries |
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12 |
History of aquaculture |
2 |
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15 |
Martin Luther King Day (no class) |
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17 |
Physical properties of water |
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19 |
Chemical properties of water |
3 |
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22 |
Animal physiology |
- respiration |
4 |
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24 |
- excretion/osmoregulation |
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26 |
Freshwater aquaculture in the Midwest |
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29 |
No Class |
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31 |
Animal physiology |
- feeding & nutrition |
5 |
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Feb. |
2 |
- food utilization |
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5 |
- growth |
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7 |
Exam 1 |
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9 |
Animal life histories |
- reproductive strategies, behavior |
6 |
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12 |
- diseases and tolerances |
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14 |
Carrying capacity |
7 |
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16 |
Carbon cycle and pH |
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19 |
Primary production and its limitations |
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21 |
Sustainable aquaculture |
8, 9, 10 |
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|
23 |
Environmental requirements for fish culture |
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Mar. |
5 |
Facility design |
- general |
11 |
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|
7 |
- pond culture |
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9 |
- intensive culture |
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12 |
Pond management |
- stocking |
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14 |
- fertilization |
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16 |
Exam 2 |
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|
19 |
Pond management |
- supplemental feeding |
12 |
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21 |
- aeration and water quality mgt. |
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23 |
- modeling pond oxygen dynamics |
13 |
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|
26 |
- polyculture |
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28 |
Financial considerations |
14 |
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|
30 |
Artificial breeding and sex control |
15 |
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Apr. |
2 |
Status of world aquaculture |
16 |
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4 |
Semi intensive culture of Tilapia |
17 |
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6 |
Intensive culture of walking catfish |
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9 |
Aquaculture in the Great Lake states |
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11 |
Intensive shrimp culture |
18 |
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13 |
Environmental impacts of aquaculture |
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16 |
Review |
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23 |
Final Exam (4:00 - 6:00) |
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