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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
FORE0017-1  Fish care management in watercourses

Duration :  20h Th, 4h AUTR
Number of credits :  
Master in Forests and natural Areas Engineering, Professional Focus, 2nd yearFirst semester2
Lecturer :  Frédéric Francis
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
The course will be organized in the form of seminars and visits whose topics will be :
Biology and identification of fish,
Fish breeding (artificial reproduction,...)
Fish breeding : cyprinids and salmonids,
Management of the aquatic environment,
Knowledge of the settlements,
River legislation and competent directions working in Walloon Region,
Fishing in Wallonia,
Management Strategies of the piscicultural stockings in Wallonia,
Piscicultural installations (fish scales).
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Understanding the general biology of fish.
Knowledge of the organisation of fish farming.
Grasping the management technics of fish populations.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- Knowing biology and identifying main fish species
- Better understanding working of competent directions in Walloon Region
- Mastering management technics of fish populations
- Identifying characteristics and difficulties of fish breeding
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
-- ZOOL2006-1- Zoology
-- VEGE0021-1- Limnology
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Seminars : 20h
Field-study trip and visits : 4h
Recommended or required readings :  
HUET M. (1970) - Traité de Pisciculture. 4 ème éd. entièrement revue et complétée. Ch. De Wyngaert, Bruxelles, 718 pp.
BARNABE G. (1986) - Aquaculture, Volume 1 et 2. Technique et Documentation, Lavoisier, Paris, 1123 pp.
PITCHER T.J. & HART P.J. B.(1982) - Fisheries ecology, Croon Helm London, 414 pp.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Personal report (100%)
Contacts :  
Frédéric FRANCIS (Professor)
Bât. GE Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Passage des Déportés 2 5030 Gembloux Belgique
Frederic.Francis@ulg.ac.be(E.Haubruge@ulg.ac.be)


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