Aquaculture for Non-Experts
More Contributions Requested - "Aquaculture for Non-Experts" Course Material
This course is being designed as an introduction to aquaculture. It will be collated to give "non-experts" an overview of the industry. "Non-experts" in this context refers to those not currently working in the industry on a daily basis. It has been specifically designed to target individuals working in support organisations that in some way interact with the aquaculture industry in their daily dealings (civil servants, planning officials, development agencies, NGO's, etc).
The original concept was developed due to the widely felt opinion that many of the individuals who make decisions regarding the fate of the aquaculture industry do not have a comprehensive overview of the industry and how it works. It is hoped that by participating in this course individuals would gain a better insight into how the industry is run and therefore be able to make more informed decisions regarding its fate.
The course is intended to present a clear picture of the daily workings of the sector in a short amount of time. This includes overviews as varied as the legislative aspects down to the individual lifecycles of species. The course in no way attempts to cover all issues related to the sector but it does provide a valuable overview and sources of further information.
All material will be available online for free at this site in the near future.
While in this course there are presentations from individuals, the "course" has been designed so that speakers could be replaced by others where required for any one event. Where possible alternative speakers are suggested. In addition each group of participants will be different and thus in the context of an event there will of course be time factored for Q & A's.
Contributions of existing material is requested.
Format: PowerPoint presentations, scientific papers, course material, graphics,
diagrams, photos etc.
Topics: Lifecycles of species, aquaculture technology, monitoring regimes, environmental
impact of farming, consumer reports, socioeconomic reports, legislation, etc.
(list is not exclusive)
All contributions will be credited to the authors. All powerpoints provided can be viewed but will not be downloadable thus protecting copyright of the author.
The course will be developed by collecting materials and past presentations given by experts and placing them in a structured order to convey a current overview of the industry.
If you would like to contribute material please contact the Editor, David Murphy (AquaTT Manager) david@aquatt.ie