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    Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
    EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

    Courses and Certificate Fees

    Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
    INR 1000yesIIT Kharagpur

    The fees for Advanced Aquaculture Technology is : 

    Fees typeAmount
    Exam feesRs. 1,000

    The Syllabus

    • Introduction to Aquaculture:  Characteristics of important cultivable fish and shellfish; Selection criteria, Water budget, and Conservation strategies.  

    • Technology of Closed Aquaculture: Transformation of open culture to closed high tech technology; Intensive farming in high-tech tanks, Re-circulatory system; Flow-through system, Raceway culture.

    • Farming systems: Polyculture, Integrated multitrophic aquaculture; Coastal and Mariculture, Algal culture, Macroalgae or Seaweed culture, Pearl culture.  

    • Technology of Crustacea farming:  Culture of freshwater prawn, shrimps, and crabs.

    • Technology of larval rearing:  Design and construction of hatcheries for carp, prawn, and shrimps; Maintenance of optimum conditions.

    • Aquafeed Technology: Balanced diet, Feed formulation, Linear programming, Feed additives, Feed conversion ratio (FCR), Protein retention, Calorie retention.

    • Water Quality Management:  Important water quality parameters, Criteria for aquaculture, Aeration, and Chemical treatment.

    • Technology of wastewater treatment: Conventional systems, Bio-electrochemical systems, Zero water exchange, and Reuse.  

    • Technology of organic farming:  Wastewater- fed aquaculture, Integrated farming, Biofloc technology.    

    • Technology of Cleaner Production: Green aquaculture, Smart Aquaponic system, Bioremediation, Biofiltration, Eco-labelling.

    • Aquaculture Industries: Technology of Fish products and Byproducts, Zero waste recycling.

    •  Environmental considerations: Impact of Climate Change on aquaculture,  Mitigation and adaptive strategies.  

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