30 min lessons

What is Aquaculture?

A short course to introduce you to the interesting world of aquaculture. If you have ever had any interest in our marine environment and understanding how to grow things in water - this is the course for you. Its an exciting ride where we will make sure you have grasped the basics of what aquaculture is - and why its so important to our worlds future. We will then whisk you through what it takes to grow things in water before looking into the different growing systems used in Aquaculture. You are going to love this fun, interactive, exciting course to learn all about what aquaculture is. 

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Duration

30 min - 1 hour

There are:

3 games and one final quiz

Price

$50

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Course contents

What's included?

  • 5 Sections 
  • 8 videos
  • 3 games
  • 2 industry experts
  • 6 interactive podcast e-books
  • 1 final quiz with certificate. 
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The best place to start

This is a fantastic place to start. Perhaps you have just laned a job in aquaculture, or are considering what to study or just curious about this topic. Here you will learn the basics behind the industry. Start your story in Aquaculture here. 

What we'll take you through

In this course we start you off with the absolute basics, what does the word 'Aquaculture' really mean? Then we'll look into what it takes to grow things in water. Our last section will introduce you to the interesting growing systems used in aquaculture, before finishing up and looking at 'where to next'.  
Meet your tutor

Denise Hearn

  • Email:

  • denise@aquaculturelearninglab.com
Denise has been involved in aquaculture for about 20 years. She has been educating people about marine conservation and aquaculture since 2012 and continues to do so to this day. She has worked all over the world with a large range of different species, including sea weed, micro algae, lobsters, shrimp, clownfish, salmon, mussels, crayfish, kingfish, amberjacks, grouper and many more. She has worked in RAS, in large flow through systems and offshore aquaculture. Denise is passionate about the environment and about aquaculture.

Click below to check out the about us page where you can meet Denise and hear more about her journey. 

Experts featured on this course.

Dr. Mark Burdass

Mark is the coordinator for the Aquaculture and Marine conservation department at NMIT (Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology) based in Nelson NZ. He is also one of the top aquaculture fish biologists in the world and has an impressive research portfolio. 

Dr. Sobhan Akhavan

Sobhan is an aquaculture tutor at NMIT NMIT (Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology) based in Nelson NZ. Sobhan is also an active researcher with a large number of interesting publications behind him. 

What our students say about this course

Information is nice and detailed and everything is very easy to access
- Paige
Fun, easy to understand and great presentations
- Wyatt
Easy to understand and covers a broad spectrum as well as application based info
- Maruf

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Frequently asked questions

"Will this course get me a qualification?"

You will be awarded a certificate once you if you have passed the required parts of the course. This certificate does not contribute to any formal qualification - YET. Watch this space.  

"Will I be able to access this course after I have completed it?"

Yes, after purchasing a course you will have unlimited access for a period of 2 years.

"Will I be able to re-take the quizzes?" 

Your fist try should be your best attempt. If you do not pass the first attempt you will get an opportunity for 1 retake where you will be able to get a maximum of 50%. You can re take the quizzes indefinitely after that however your best score from your first 2 attempts will be what counts. 

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