COURSE CODE:
FIS312
COURSE TITLE:
Introduction to Fish Pond Construction and Management
2 Units
Two hours per week
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COURSE DETAILS:
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator:
Dr. A.O. Agbon
Email: Office Location:
oseremehis@yahoo.co.uk
Other Lecturers:
Dr. F.I. Adeosun and Dr. (Mrs.) O.T. Agbebi
Room D205, COLERM
COURSE CONTENT:
Pond site selection and survey. Types of ponds, principles of fish pond design and construction. Liming, stocking and fertilization. Management of pond flora and water quality. Maintenance of ponds and harvesting from ponds.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
This is a compulsory course for all students in Department of Aquaculture & Fisheries
Management. In view of this, students are expected to participate in all the course activities and have minimum of 75% attendance to be eligible to write the final examination. .
READING LIST:
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LECTURE NOTES
POND CONSTRUCTION
A pond is a water enclosure or a confined body of water where fish are raised or reared under a manageable controlled condition. Pond could either be earthen or concrete. Nowadays fish are raised in plastics, fiberstars and wooden rafts which are either locally fabricated or imported from developed countries. But here, in this course, emphases are laid only on earthen and concrete pond constructions. TYPE OF PONDS (Earthen)
There are two major types, namely:
(i). Excavated pond
(ii). Embankment/ pond
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Sometimes, depending on the terrain or topography of the site, there is what we called excavated‐ levee pond, barrage pond and contour pond.
Site selection for fish pond construction:
The failure or success of fish farm enterprise depends on the selection of a good site. The layout and