ZOOL 31022

>< Type/status : Compulsory course for the students following B.Sc. Special Degree Programme in Zoology. Elective course for the other biological science students.
>< Title : Fisheries Biology and Aquaculture Laboratory
>< Pre-requisites : G.C.E. (A/L) Biology
>< Co-requisite : ZOOL 31014
>< Objectives: By the end of this course the student will be able to identify the major fish species contributing to marine, brackishwater and freshwater fisheries and aquaculture, common species of ornamental fish and demonstrate skills in carrying out studies on food and feeding and reproduction of fish, feed formulation for cultured fish and shrimps, induced breeding and identify common disease of fish
>< Course contents:

Edible fish of Sri Lanka, exotic species, ornamental fish species, age and growth of fish, morphometric and meristic studies of fish, morphology in relation to food and feeding habits, reproductive biology, fish stock assessment, shell fish and finfish used in aquaculture, larval stages of cultured shrimp and feeding regimes of shrimp larvae, feed types used in aquaculture, hypophysation techniques, common diseases and disease causing agents in cultured finfish and shrimp.

>< Methodology: A combination of practical sessions and assignments/field visits
>< Scheme of evaluation: End of semester examination and continuous assessments.
>< Recommended reading:
1. King, M. (1995) Fisheries Biology, assessment and management, Fishing News Books, Oxford.
2. Pitcher, T.J. and Hart, P.J.B. (1982) Fisheries Ecology, Croom Helm, London.
3. Bardach, J.E. et al. (1972) Aquaculture: The farming and husbandary of freshwater and marine organisms. John Wiley & Sons, New York.
4. Mills, D. (1988) Popular guide to tropical aquarium fishes. Salamander Books Limited, London
5. Noga, E.J. (2000) Fish diseases: Diagnosis and treatment. Blackwell Science, Oxford.

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