Marine Aquaculture Lecture Slide Sets Aquaculture Overview - (ppt version) Covers aspects of aquaculture such as production, consumption, food fish, baitfish, pond and lake stocking rates, ornamental fish, fee fishing, levee ponds, raceways, recirculating systems, stocking rates, nutrition, and marketing. Water Quality  (ppt version)- Topics include water characteristics, water sources, water balance in fish, chemicals and their parameters, and stratification. Production Methods  (ppt version) - Explanation of site selection, construction, and types of aquaculture ponds, raceways, cages, and recirculating systems. Plankton Culture for Feeding Larval Fish and Shellfish (ppt version) - Types of algae and methods used to grow algae for feeding of larval fish and shellfish. Oyster Aquaculture  (ppt version)- Oyster biology, aquaculture, and oyster gardening program in Mobile Bay Oyster Culture in North America - Overview of eastern and pacific oyster biology, hatchery and growout techniques, and management practices for oyster culture in North America, by Dr. Leonard Lovshin, Auburn University Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures. Transporting Fish (ppt version) - Steps and biological requirements of fish for transporting from nursery to growout phase and from growout to processing, by Dr. Joe Tomasso. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (ppt version) - Discussion of sources of information, advantages and disadvantages, components, yellow perch biology and RAS's, and economics with recirculating aquaculture systems. Introduction to Nutrition for Marine Aquaculture (ppt version) - Provides an introduction, summary of key points in digestion, energy flow in fish, carbohydrates, and protein requirements and utilization in marine aquaculture. Introduction to Marine Diseases (ppt version) - Discussion on many marine fish and shellfish diseases, by Dr. Brady. Marine Disease Identification (ppt version) -  Explanation of several methods used to identify marine diseases, by Dr. Brady. Bull minnows (ppt version) - discussion of aspects of bull minnow aquaculture. Niche Marketing (ppt version)  general marketing concepts including the Four P's of Marketing Fish Nutrition and Feeding (ppt version) - An overview of fish nutrition and feed requirements. Shrimp Aquaculture (ppt version) - Discussion of marine shrimp aquaculture topics. Fish Reproduction (ppt version) - Overview of general fish reproduction.