Engineering and Management of Production and Aquaculture Facilities

Code: BIO14641M

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/162 hours

Scientific Area: Controlo e Processos

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Presentation

Design and optimization of aquaculture production facilities according to production modes. Management of facilities and equipment. Production planning and management for the different species cultivated in aquaculture. Work organization in multidisciplinary teams.

Sustainable Development Goals

2. Erradicar a fome - Acabar com a fome, alcançar a segurança alimentar e melhoria da nutrição e promover a agricultura sustentável.

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

8. Trabalho digno e crescimento económico - Promover o crescimento económico sustentado, inclusivo e sustentável, emprego pleno e produtivo, e trabalho decente para todos.

12. Produção e consumo sustentáveis - Assegurar padrões de produção e de consumo sustentáveis.

14. Proteger a vida marinha - Conservação e uso sustentável dos oceanos, dos mares, e dos recursos marinhos para o desenvolvimento sustentável.

Learning Goals

Knowledge
- To know the different types of aquaculture facilities and production methods
- To know how to select the most suitable production structures for cultivation
- To know how to size fish, crustaceans, and mollusk production facilities
- To know how to prepare management, maintenance and operation plans for facilities
- Know how to monitor growth and assess potential production losses
Skills
- Acquire the necessary knowledge to organize production ensuring its viability
- Organize technical information
- Multidisciplinary and teamwork
- Ability to present innovative ideas and to work with autonomy.
Students can work in the management and maintenance of production and facilities. They are also able to use technology and engineering expertise to design and optimize aquaculture production facilities. They will also be able to propose alternatives or solutions for different facilities and equipment management.

1.Production in different types of onshore and offshore facilities
2. Location of facilities in fresh, brackish and salt water.
3.Type of production structures: floating, submerged, tanks, cages and bottom systems
4. Design fish, mollusc and crustacean production facilities
5. Filtration, disinfection and oxygenation in.
6. Auxiliary equipment for land facilities: water capture, pumping, recirculation, renewal rates and water distribution
7. Management and maintenance of facilities: pipes, channels, floodgates, aeration systems and auxiliary structures
8. Planning, management of production in fattening and breeding facilities
9. Monitoring of growth and traceability of lots, losses and leaks into the natural environment. Unfolding and classification.
Lab component:
Analysis of mixing and water renewal. Oxygen transfer and water recirculation after tank filtration. Sedimentation processes.

Teaching Methods

The TP classes will use, in parallel with the face-to-face classes, the b-learning methodology. In practical laboratory classes, students will apply theoretical knowledge to solve specific problems with hands-on. A project will be developed on the design of a facility inshore or offshore system, where the students will be able to put into practice the acquired knowledge, using the methodology of Project Based Learning (PBL) and integrating the Design Thinking methodology with tutorial guidance. The organization of seminars to share experiences of production systems by guest speakers is also planned.

Assessment

Assessment can be achieved by the activities carried out on TP classes by 1 test or by final exam, Lab practices and a project with presentation. The final grade is obtained by weighting 50% for the activities of the TP classes, 30% for the PL classes and 20% for the OT project component. All ratings must be greater than 9.5 values to get approval.