Here below you can find all master courses the University Centre offers. All courses are taught in 1-3 week modules running from August through June. See how the courses are organised in the teaching schedule for both programs. Usually 2-3 courses are taught at the same time, but students may only enroll in one course at a time.
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Sustainable Aquaculture
- Spring 2024
- Next course: 31. March - 16. April 2025
- CMM/CRD Elective Course | 4 ECTS
- Course:CMM12
- Instructor: Dr. Peter Krost
About the course
Salmon salmon everywhere!
About every second fish consumed by humans today comes from aquaculture, and in Iceland, fish farms are popping up like mushrooms!
Is this good? Or bad? Or neither?
In the aquaculture course we want to discuss the background, importance, and consequences of this industry. The main focus is on marine aquaculture, but to some extent we will also discuss inland aquaculture. As a marine ecologist I put a particular focus on the environment. We will discuss the various problems (eutrophication, organic loading of the sea floor, oxygen depletion, pathogens, medication, social and animal welfare etc.), as well as potential (partial) solutions, such as extractive and IMTA approaches, recirculation etc. For an understanding of the processes we need to delve into biology, and also to some extent into chemistry. But don’t fear! Its all manageable!
In the course there will be a sufficient room for student commitment, in the form of presentations, discussions, role play. And hopefully we have the chance of an excursion to a fish farm again. I am looking forward to it!
Instructor
lives and works in Kiel, situated in the northernmost region of Germany at the coast of the Baltic Sea. Being born in Essen, an industrial city in the middle of Germany, Peter moved to Kiel to study biology and particularly marine biology. He finished his PHD there in 1990, and spent a year as postdoc in Eilat (Israel), studying environmental effects of fish aquaculture.
After that Peter worked as a research assistant at the Kiel Institute for Marine Science (which is called GEOMAR nowadays) and in 1994 he and 3 of his friends started the company CRM (Coastal Research& Management) which was in those days one of the first marine biology companies in the country.
As the cosmetic sales picked up, they started a new company, oceanBASISLTD, which today produces and sells marine extracts, cosmetics and foodstuffs worldwide.
Another ambition of Peter's is to advise and assist start-ups in the field of sustainable marine bioeconomy. Currently he's a coordinator of a project that will lead to a business accelerator for the aquatic bioeconomy (“AQUATOR”). This project is funded by the Merman Ministry for Research, the consortium encompasses partners from academic institutions and private enterprises.
Learning outcome
The course focuses on the interplay between aquaculture and the environment with a focus on principles and concepts related to the ecology of aquaculture. Different aquaculture systems and production methods will be examined. The major theme will be environmental aspects of aquaculture. This includes feed-stuff problems, alternative fish feed ingredients and IMTA approaches (Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture).
On completion of the course, a student:
- can compare different aquaculture systems, production methods, breeding programs.
- can recognise common constraints involved in farming fish at different levels.
- can describe the components and processes of aquaculture systems that interact with the environment.
- can outline main regulations and typical environmental monitoring schemes.