Shellfish Breeding and Hatchery Management (2+1)

SYLLABUS - THEORY

• Natural seed resources, site selection and collection methods.
• Life cycle of important shellfish (Penaeus monodon, P. indicus, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Scylla serrata, lobster, edible oyster, pearl oyster, fresh water mussel, holothurians, sea horse, horse-shoe carb, Sepia, Loligo, cray fish etc.).
• Sexual maturity and breeding seasons of different species. Maturation stages of Macrobrachium rosenbergii and Penaeus monodon.
• Induced maturation in Penaeus monodon by eye stalk ablation.
• Reproductive physiology.
• Reproductive harmones in crustaceans.
• Brood stock management of P.monodon and Macrobrachium rosenbergii.
• Breeding and hatchery management of P.monodon and M.rosenbergii.
• Breeding and hatchery management of crabs and bivalves.
• Food and feeding of larval stages of important shellfishes.
• Health management in hatcheries.