Námskeiðslýsing

Introduction to the concept of aquaculture and to the principles, approaches, and issues associated with sustainable management of aquaculture in different environments. The course will illustrate the scope of aquaculture; the biology of species in cultivation, technical aspects, and management and environmental measures. It will give a concise picture of the different species in aquaculture and the feasibility within the environments in which they are farmed, for example the effects of temperature, turbulence and weather conditions. Recent developments in technique will be discussed such as regulation of sexual maturation and growth, cage technology and use of cameras for monitoring behavior and general farming conditions. Environmental impacts will be categorized and defined in the context of contemporary environmental discussion. The course will give a concise overview of different techniques in environmental assessment, and terms such as biological diversity, sustainability and conservation values will be discussed.

Hæfniviðmið

• Students will gain systematic understanding based on the most recent knowledge and research in the science of aquaculture. That includes choices of species, farming techniques and environmental issues.
• Students will be able to integrate different aspects of aquaculture and evaluate the feasibility of aquaculture in a different environment, with respect to choice of species, total production, environmental impact and protective measures.
• Students will be able to assess which factors are important for aquaculture in different locations, and plan and organize necessary research.

Námsmat

Two small papers, one written individually and one as a group. Case study/paper.

Kennari

Dr. Þorleifur Ágústsson was born in 1966 in Akureyri. His parents are Ágúst Þorleifsson, former district veterinarian, and Auður Ólafsdóttir, nurse assistant. Þorleifur grew up in Akureyri with four sisters.
Þorleifur graduated as a student in 1987 from Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri and finished a BSc in biology from the University of Iceland in 1993. After graduation he went to Gothenburg (Göteborg in Swedish) to work on an honours BSc in animal physiology with emphasis on hormonology. Þorleifur finished the BSc honours exam in 1994 and started working on his PhD in the same field that same year. He finished his PhD from the University of Gothenburg in spring 2001. Alongside his PhD Þorleifur has worked with a number of scientists and, among other things, went to Japan twice to do research.
After finishing his PhD Þorleifur moved back to Iceland and worked for deCode Genetics for three years. Since the summer of 2004 Þorleifur has worked as a project manager in fish farming for Matís in Ísafjörður.
Þorleifur lives with Hrafnhildur Hafberg and has one son, Hilmir Jökull. Hrafnhildur also has one son, Ísak.

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