ATOLL PRO: Aquaculture, Aquaponics, Zebrafish, and more
Get started growing healthy food by learning about aquaculture and aquaponics.
Description
"ATOLL: Aquaculture Training On-Line Learning" course features over 85 video lectures and quizzes covering:
Fisheries today and the need for aquaculture
History of aquaculture and animal husbandry
Types of aquaculture systems
The pet fish industry
Water chemistry
Measurements and Calculations
Fish anatomy & physiology
Fish health and biosecurity
Fish nutrition
Aquaculture Engineering
Aquaponics - growing vegetables with fish tanks
Starting an aquaculture business
Zebrafish
IMTA: Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture
How to get your aquatic medicine approved and more....
Career tech educators - use these lectures to "flip" your classroom. Students watch the video lectures at home, and your class time can be spent completely in "hands-on" learning laboratories. Quizzes are embedded for easy self-check.
LOOK: ATOLL has been approved as meeting the State of Alabama CTE Standards.
NEW: Get a SCHOOL WIDE LICENSE for only $500 which provides up to 50 student logins.This incredible online introduction to aquaculture is "one of a kind" in the educational community. Using multiple, expert instructors, we hope to convince you to get started on your journey in this exciting industry with interesting video lectures and plenty of self-assessments to insure that you are "getting it." Learn why aquaculture and aquaponics are the fastest growing branches of agriculture today.
Want to jump in the hands-on work? Then skip right to the aquaponics section and grow your own organic vegetables using freshwater fish to reduce your growing time and save a ton of water.
Jump in and challenge yourself to complete the entire course and all the quizzes. Several schools (high school/community college/university) have used our ATOLL course for graduation credit.
What You Will Learn!
- Understand why we need aquaculture and why itʻs growing so fast.
- Explore many, many types of aquaculture
- Get started with an aquaponic garden at home to grow organic fish and vegetables.
- Acquire great tips on how to start a commercial business with aquaculture or aquaponics.
- Become familiar with fish anatomy and physiology.
- Get excited about the pet fish industry
- Know the signs that your fish are sick
Who Should Attend!
- This course is for anyone ages 16 or older
- This course is for anyone interested in seafood, gardening with aquaponics, farming, and sustainability
- No prior knowledge about aquaculture or aquaponics is needed to complete this course. All scientific terms are fully explained or illustrated and additional resources are provided. You do need to understand basic English language.
- If you are just looking for a short course to complete in one evening after school or work, this isnʻt the course for you. It will take some time to complete.
- Fish farm workers and owners will find this information very helpful