Syllabus
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Course Code: M-Z 306 Course Name: Fish, Fisheries and Aquaculture – I |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1.0 Definition of Fish, Fisheries and aquaculture; Types of Aquaculture 2.0 Classification of fishes with distinguishing characters and examples of each group. 3.0 Estuarine, Marine, Riverine and wetland fisheries: characteristic species and their exploitation. 4.0 Culture fisheries 4.1 Cultivable organisms for aquaculture. 4.2 Criteria of selection of cultivable fishes |
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| 2 | 5.0 Design, construction and maintenance of fish culture ponds. 6.0 Ecology of fish pond ecosystem 6.1 Physico chemical conditions of ponds water and soil 6.2 Biological conditions of waters 6.3 Weeds and their control 6.4 Productivity of fish pond 6.5 Classification of water bodies on the basis of productivity. 7.0 Aquatic pollution: Sources of water Pollution, Impact of pollution on aquatic organisms, Impact of exotic fish species onaquatic biodiversity, Fishes and their relationships with abiotic and biotic factors. 8.0 Aquaculture Ranching and Rational fishery. |
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| 3 | 9.0 Fish integument: Exoskeleton and colouration 10.0 Fins: origin, types and functions 11.0 Food and feeding habits of fishes, Digestion in fishes 12.0 Respiratory system Gill structure and functions, Accessory respiratory organs swim bladder and webberian ossicles 13.0 Osmoregulation in fishes |
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| 4 | 14.0 Receptors in fishes 14.1 Chemoreceptors 14.2 Lateral line organs 14.3 Eye Ear 14.4 Pineal organ 15.0 Hormones and reproduction: Induced breeding in carps and catfishes. 16.0 Identification of different maturity stages of fishes. 17.0 Migration in fishes 18.0 Age and growth studies |
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