AQUACULTURE COMPETITION
I. COMPETENCIES/TASKS ADDRESSED
B. Cut, thread, and assemble common materials utilized in the aquaculture industry.
C. To test water for dissolved oxygen, pH, ammonia and tank inflow in liters per minute.
D. To weigh fish and determine the correct feeding ratio for a given tank.
E. To fillet fish and/or process and package in the round.
II. OBJECTIVES
1 To test the student's ability to: a. use and understand aquaculture terms b. identify important species in the aquaculture industry c. recognize and use basic aquaculture equipment and instruments d. correctly determine feeds and feeding ratios e. process fish according to industry standards
III. RULES OF CONTEST
1. A team will consist of four members. The team score will consist of the sum of all four contestants individual scores. Ties will be broken from written exam score.
2. The contest will consist of three parts: (a) written exam; (b) species identification exam; (c) practicums (one practicum for each team member)
3. Scoring will be as follows: a. 50 question written exam 100 pts. 30 minutes will be allowed for written exam. Questions for written exam will be developed by the state aquaculture extension specialist, or from the aquaculturecurriculum developed by The Council for Agriculture Education or from "Aquaculture" available from the Mid American Vocational Curriculum Consortium, Inc., 1500 West Seventh, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074-4364 .
b. Species identification 100 pts. 30 minutes will be allowed for species identification. (20 species selected randomly from a list of 65, 1 pt. ea. for common name, scientific name, habitat, feeding habits, and status). Fish will come from the University of Arizona Fish Collection or from Arizona Game and Fish Educational Resources, (contact Kelly Burgett, Environmental Education Administrative Assistant. 2221 W. Greenway Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85023, phone (602) 789-3220, also library references and Internet are suggested.
c. Practicums (one per contestant at 50 pts. each). Practicum should be selected in advance. Students will have 30 minutes to complete practicum. Practicums will consist of the following:
1. Cutting, threading and assembling common materials used in the aquaculture
industry See detailed plans contained within.
2. Processing tilapia filets and/or trout in the round. See attached scoresheet.
3. Testing of tank water for dissolved oxygen, pH, ammonia load, and liters
per minute inflow. See attached scoresheet.
4. Given three fish to weigh and a tank consisting of 400 fish, to determine
the correct feeding ratio based on 2% of biomass. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________