Organisation : Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Exam Name : TNPSC Mariculture Examination
Standard : PG Degree Standard
Subject Code : 359
Announcement : TNPSC Mariculture Exam Syllabus
Website : https://www.tnpsc.gov.in/English/new_syllabus.html
TNPSC Mariculture Exam Syllabus
TNPSC Mariculture Exam Syllabus are given below,
Related / Similar Syllabus : TNPSC Marine Biology Exam Syllabus
An overview of status of Mariculture- Global production – Top 10 countries – Present status in
India – Tamil Nadu – Production by environment -Mariculture Production –By species.
UNIT – II: Commercially Important Mariculture Species
Status of farming of selected species – Marine finfish – Crustaceans – Molluscs – Sea cucumbers – Sponges – Corals – Seaweeds – Global status – Present trend and scope in India and Tamil Nadu – Shore based aquaculture.
UNIT – III: Seed Resources
Finfish seed resources – Shellfish seed resources – Traits of important cultivable finfish and shellfish species.
UNIT – IV: Different Farming Systems
Cage and Pen culture types – site selection – Construction specifications for cultivable species – Raft and rack culture site selection – design and operation of the systems – Off/on bottom culture techniques – Open sea cage farming systems – tanks and raceways – Recirculatory aquaculture system – Cage maintenance – Hatchery units (Indoor).
UNIT – V: Important Cultivable Finfishes
Distribution, biology, seed collection, nursery rearing – culture techniques – Problems and prospects – (sea breams, rabbitfish, Groupers, pomfret, yellowtail, cobia, flatfishes, tuna, cod, puffers, silver pompono and porgy). Present status – Global and scope in India – Tamil Nadu.
UNIT – VI: Important Cultivable Shellfishes
Culture of marine molluscs and echinoderms – Status and scope – Global – India – Species cultured (mussels, edible oysters, pearl oysters, clams, cockles, abalones, sea cucumber, squid, cray fish) – their distribution biology – Farming methods in India – culture methods – off-bottom and on– bottom farming methods – problems and prospects.
UNIT- VII: Culture Of Seaweeds
Seaweed species of commercial importance – Culture methods – Open sea culture – Integrated farming systems – Integrated mariculture systems – Marine integrated multitrophic aquaculture (MIMTA) – Products of commercial importance from seaweeds – Emerging trends in farming in open seas.
UNIT – VIII: Nonfood Products
Nonfood products from mariculture – Fish meal/shrimp meal – nutrient agar – Cultured pearls (marine pearl oyster) – Cosmetics – Mabe pearl.
UNIT – IX: Sustainability & Environmental Management In Mariculture
Pollutionary effects of waste discharge from open farming systems – Controlled use of natural resources – Sea ranching – Guidelines for sustainable mariculture – Principles and standards – Licensing – Guidelines for regulating mariculture – Environmental impact assessment.
UNIT – X: Nutrition & Feeds
Brood stock nutrition – Larval nutrition – Live foods of commercial importance – Marine microalgae –Brine shrimp – Culture of rotifers – Marine Chlorella – Artificial feeds – Supplementary feed ingredients – Processed feeds – Larval feeds – Larval microdicts – Feeding techniques – Feeding rates – Automated feeders – Feeding management.
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