AQUA 135 Hatchery Practicum I

4 CR

This lab course provides hands on training to reinforce the learning objectives in AQUA 100, AQUA 110, and AQUA 130. Students will practice spawning techniques, proper gamete handling, and calculations of reproductive metrics. Students will also apply water quality theory to lab and field projects and taxonomic tools for site surveys, hatchery operations, and aquaculture husbandry.
Prerequisite(s): ACCUPLACER Classic Arithmetic (75) OR ACCUPLACER NextGen Arithmetic (254) or higher OR MATH 090 with a C or higher, and ACCUPLACER Classic Sentence Skills (71) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen Writing (245) or ENGL 092 with a C or higher, and ACCUPLACER Classic Reading (71) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen Reading (247) or higher OR RDG 085 with a C or higher or Instructor permission.
Completion Of or Concurrent Enrollment In: AQUA 100, AQUA 110 and AQUA 130 all with a C- or higher or concurrent enrollment in AQUA 100, AQUA 110 and AQUA 130 or Instructor permission.