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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION

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Academic year
2022/2023
Teacher
MICHELE MISTRI
Credits
6
Didactic period
Primo Semestre
SSD
BIO/07

Training objectives

The course of Management of aquaculture resources and production has the training objective of providing the student with a practical knowledge of the problems that govern the management of aquatic resources and the intensive and extensive farming activities that take place in the Delta. Through technical visits to plants and farms, the student acquires direct experiences and field information.
Knowledge and understanding
The student:
- Knows the biological terminology correctly;
- Has basic knowledge of biological subjects such as Ecology, botany and general zoology;
- Has basic knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
The student:
- will know how to use biological terminology correctly
- will know how to evaluate the sustainable management of resources in a natural aquatic system
- will be able to evaluate the suitability characteristics of sites intended for shellfish farming
- will be able to interpret experimental data regarding structural and functional characteristics of delta systems
- is able to orientate itself in identifying any management critical issues

Prerequisites

No formal propedeuticity is required, however basic knowledge of zoology and botany is necessary.

Course programme

Course program: the course is structured in theoretical lessons and practical experiences of visiting aquaculture facilities.
Theoretical lessons:
The aquatic environment: the Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea. The coastal lagoons.
Sustainable management of sea resources.
Elements of systematics and biology of fish, molluscs and crustaceans of productive interest in the Delta.
Introduction to Delta Aquaculture.
Production strategies in aquaculture, extensive, semi-intensive and intensive approaches.
Characteristics of lagoon and off-shore farming technologies.
Mussel farming. Clam farming. Oyster farming. The hatchery. The phytoplankton production cycle. Hints of extensive farming using the valliculture technique. Eel: biological cycle of the eel, procurement of juveniles, weaning and fattening.
Practical activities:
During the exercises, students will be engaged in visits to hatchery, farms and housing facilities.
In the bibliographic research of scientific articles (in English) relating to the fish species covered, in the use of the main search engines of international bibliography, in the choice of the most appropriate keywords for the identification of the articles, in the preparation of a Power Point presentation and presentation to the class.

Didactic methods

The course is organized in mixed mode:
Lessons recorded and available on Classroom on all course topics;
Field exercises for the vision of the different management techniques and seminars with external experts
Seminars held by small teacher / student working groups on material previously delivered by the teacher

Learning assessment procedures

The exam includes an oral test and the presentation of a work produced in a group relating to a topical issue that affects the production sector covered by the teaching.
The oral exam consists of a discussion lasting about 20 minutes aimed at ascertaining the level of knowledge and understanding reached by the student on the technical contents indicated in the program. It will also make it possible to verify the student's ability to connect, analyze and communicate with particular attention to language properties and the ability to organize the required topics.
The presentation of the paper represents the final phase of a training course carried out in collaboration with the teacher and with experts in the sector and aimed at identifying and searching for real solutions to the problems taken into consideration (combination of basic knowledge and group experiences)

Reference texts

Notes provided by the teacher.