Marine Fry Technology

The course focus upon fish larval development and how biological and aquaculture conditions (environment, microbiology, feed quality and quantity, egg-/larval quality, gene expressions) may determine the further growth and functional development. The course content is based on recent relevant literature and ongoing research by lecturers and PhD-students, and topics from all course modules will be discussed.
The course modules are:
- Abiotic factors, water treatment and physical environment
- Micriobal regime, interactions and microbial control
- Marine larval nutritional requirements
- Functional larval development and metamorphosis
- Feeding regime and interactions
- Weaning and the juvenile stage
- Process management, process control and modelling

The aim of the course is to provide a solid understanding of the plasticity of marine fish larval development, and how water quality, nutritional and environmental factors and process automation may affect development, growth, and juvenile production both in captive, controlled systems and in nature.

Teacher and student lectures, group discussions (45 h). Participation through videoconferencing is possible. Compulsory attendance. Each student will give at least one lecture on a specified topic, and has to lead one group discussion.
The course is given every second year, next time autumn 2009.
3 weeks in september/october