BIOL 5602
Introduction to Aquaculture
This course offers a lecture-based introductory overview of aquaculture; the culturing and rearing of aquatic plants and animals. Lectures will deal with the following topics: (1) general overview of aquaculture; (2) physical and chemical properties of the aquatic environment; (3) site selection; (4) aquatic engineering; (5) aquaculture modeling; (6) finfish culture; (7) bivalve culture; (8) crustacean culture; (9) seaweed culture; (10) health and pathology; (11) growth and nutrition; (12) genetics and reproduction; (13) legal, economic, social and environmental considerations; (14) sustainability issues. These topics will be covered with both a Maritimes and a global perspective.
Sections
From the syllabus
From the Fall 2026 syllabus by Diego Ibarra. Open the PDF
Grading
Textbooks
- Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants, 2nd edition (2012), J. Lucas and P. Southgate (editors) (optional)
- Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants (2003), J. Lucas and P. Southgate (editors) (optional)
Course rules
- Attendance
- Attendance is mandatory; arriving late, leaving early, or missing class can reduce the corresponding quiz mark by 50%.
- Missed work
- Contact the TA and copy the instructor to arrange make-up quizzes or exams and submit missed cheat-sheets.
- Missed quizzes
- Missed quizzes and cheat-sheets must be completed within three weeks; the lowest quiz grades are not dropped.
- Missed classes
- Three missed classes are allowed without penalty; penalties increase from the fourth missed day.
- Quiz cheat-sheets
- Upload a handwritten, one-sided letter-size cheat-sheet photo before each quiz; electronic or copied sheets are prohibited.
- Exams
- Midterm and mini-final exams are online and synchronous; cheat-sheets are not allowed.
- Student declaration
- Submit a Student Declaration of Absence form for missed classes unless you have an Accessibility or Accommodation Plan.
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