Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research

Undergraduate Study

(Through the Dept of Biosciences), Swansea University provides a range of single and joint BSc honours courses related to aquaculture, such as Marine Biology, Zoology, Biological Sciences and Biochemistry. A number of undergraduate students use CSAR facilities to contribute towards final year projects, which often leads to further postgraduate study. For further information, please visit https://www.swan.ac.uk/biosci/UndergraduateStudy/

Post Graduate

The Dept of Biosciences offer a range of post graduate opportunities at both Doctorate and Masters level. Full details of these schemes are available here.

In particular, CSAR provides support to the following Masters courses.

MSc Aquaculture & the Environment

MRes in Sustainable Aquaculture & Fisheries

Continuing Professional Development

Swansea University and CSAR recognises the benefit to employers of providing discrete training and skills development packages that minimise inconvenience to professionals in their workplace. Our Department is pleased to offer the following fully resourced aquaculture training courses (each of 5-credit equivalents), which may be delivered individually or in combinations tailored to the needs of trainees.

If you are a professional already working in the aquaculture sector, or wish to gain specific new aquaculture skills, do get in touch to discuss your requirements. For further information, please contact Dr Robin Shields, [email protected]

Aquaculture Water Quality Control

• Introduction to important water quality parameters (temp, salinity, oxygen, CO2, pH, ammonia, nitrite, suspended solids, alkalinity) and how they affect livestock
• Understanding key water quality measurement techniques
• Methods used to control and adjust water quality in aquaculture systems
  

Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS)

• Introduction to and principals of RAS
• Water quality monitoring and management in RAS
• Design and management of RAS
  

Marine Hatchery Technologies

• Developmental characteristics of fish and shellfish larvae
• Larviculture principals
• Live feed production:
  • Microalgae culture
  • Zooplankton culture, (rotifers, Artemia, copepods)
• Larval husbandry techniques.
• Weaning and nursery procedures
  

Biosecurity, Hygiene and Health Management

• Introduction to biosecurity and hygiene management and benefits to livestock health
• Understanding the use of quarantine facilities, disinfection procedures and best husbandry practices to maintain effective biosecurity
• Methods of livestock health monitoring and control
  

Aquaculture Nutrition and Feeds

• Bioenergetics principles
• Practical methods to define nutrient requirements
• Feed formulation and manufacture
• Efficient delivery of feeds on-farm
  

Aquaculture Waste Management

• Characteristics of aquaculture effluents
• Methods for minimising the discharge of aquaculture effluents
• Methods for processing and remediating effluents