BASIC TRAINING FOR FISH FARMERS LECTURE 1 & 2

1st Jan 2025 Wednesday
10 am -12 noon (Nigerian Time)
MODULE I: THE TECHNICAL DIMENSION OF SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE
Introduction
• Key principles of aquaculture
• Introduction to basic terminology
• Basic fish biology: anatomy & physiology: Catfish & Tilapia
LECTURE 1: Some essential definitions
• What is the carrying capacity?
• What does the term yield indicate?
LECTURE 2: Factors influencing carrying capacity in water
• Water quality
• Fish species and size
• Feed
• Nutrients
• Overview of intervention levels and carrying capacity
4 -6 pm (Nigerian Time)
LECTURE 3: Factors influencing the growth rate
• Water quality
• Age and genetics
• Fish Health
• Size
• Stocking density
• Production rate
LECTURE 4: Factors influencing yield and economics
• How does yield relate to carrying capacity?
• Survival
• Harvest frequency and restocking (of the yield)
• Economics
4th Jan 2025 Saturday
10 am -12 noon (Nigerian Time)
LECTURE 5: Classification systems for aquaculture farms
• Level 1 – Extensive farming
• Level 2 – Semi-intensive farming (fertilization)
• Level 3 – Feeding in semi-intensive farms
• Level 4 – Intensive farming (feeding with complete feeds)
• Level 5 – Intensive farming with additional interventions
• Level 6 – Water reuse in intensive farms (feeding with water reuse)
• Level 7 – Single-pass water exchange in intensive farms
• (raceways and cages)
LECTURE 6: Pond, cage and aquaponic systems
• Pond-based aquaculture
• Cage-based aquaculture
• Aquaponics
• Uses and benefits of aquaponics
• Shortcomings of aquaponics
4-6 pm (Nigerian Time)
LECTURE 7: Feeding and nutrition
• Adequate nutrition
• Feeding catfish
• Feeding tilapia
• Types of feed
PRACTICAL HANDS-ON TRAINING
Monitoring production
• Sampling
• Fish sorting
• Record-keeping of data
Monitoring fish health
• Sampling, identification of parasites and treatment

Introduction
LECTURE 1: Some essential definitions
LECTURE 2: Factors influencing carrying capacity in water
LECTURE 3: Factors influencing the growth rate
LECTURE 4: Factors influencing yield and economics
LECTURE 5: Classification systems for aquaculture farms
LECTURE 6: Pond, cage and aquaponic systems
LECTURE 7: Feeding and nutrition
PRACTICAL HANDS-ON TRAINING