1st course part: General module (2 days, 16 units)
This part of the course covers topics equally important for all aquaculture sponsors.
Fishery contents:
- Water chemistry
- Fish anatomy
- Fish transport
- Stunning and killing
- Fish as food
- Veterinary law
Marketing/industry-specific content:
- Representation of interests
- Support programs
- legal aspects
- marketing
2nd part of the course: subject-specific module salmonid aquaculture (3 days, 24 units):
The subject-specific part provides a comprehensive introduction to salmonid aquaculture:
- systematics/ecology
- Forms of operation
- Spawning
- Insemination
- Hatching
- Brood rearing
- Production of fingerlings and edible fish
- Killing/marketing
Great emphasis is also placed on hygiene, fish health and facility planning. The practical lessons are held at the Kreuzstein fish farm. The course concludes with a technical field trip to a salmonid aquaculture facility.
Graduates should be informed about the basic requirements and framework of salmonid aquaculture. They should be enabled to run a small salmonid aquaculture successfully (especially as a sideline).
All dates include both parts of the module (General and Subject Specific).