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| FORE0017-1 | Fish care management in watercourses
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 4h AUTR |
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| Lecturer : | Frédéric Francis |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| 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). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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 |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| -- ZOOL2006-1- Zoology
-- VEGE0021-1- Limnology |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Seminars : 20h
Field-study trip and visits : 4h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| 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. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Personal report (100%) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| 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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