ABE 115 Reviewer

Questions Answers

Topic 5.1
1. The two most important factors to be considered when deciding on the suitability of a water supply of
fishpond site. sufficient quantity and
adequate quality
2. One of the most significant factors to be considered in site selection. Water quality
3. It refers to the temperature, color, odor, turbidity, transparency, suspended solids. physical properties
4. It refers to the pH, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, free carbon dioxide, chemical properties
alkalinity, salinity, dissolved solids, ammonia, all as regards both useful and toxic
qualifies; also, whether pollutants of agricultural or industrial origin are present, and if
so, to what extent.
5. It refers to the quality and density of plankton. biological properties
6. It refers to the species and quantity of parasites. micro-biological
properties
7. is the best type of soil both for pond construction and growing natural foods at the sandy clay to clayey
pond bottom. loam
8. weight of the structure (net support, and other structural parts. Static forces
9. are enclosed bottom and sides made of net screens, wood or wire mesh cages
10. Influenced by the nature of the site, mooring constraints, environmental considerations Groupings & Linkages
and disease prevention
11. Used to protect the grow -out enclosure, the nursery and the tilapia cages from floating Barrier
debris and the forces of nature as well as to discourage poaching
12. constructed inside the main enclosure structure and a surface area of about 10 % of Nursery
grow -out area.
13. Consists of lines and anchors with chain, nylon ropes or combination and the length Mooring systems
should not be less than 3X the water depth of the site
14. Composed of netting materials can be flexible or rigid Cage bags
15. support the bag securely in the water column and help maintain shape Cage collars
16. the area where the bangus stocks are cultured until marketable sizes. Enclosure
17. It holds the net in shape above the water surface and composed of a single row of Framework
vertical bamboo poles and two rows of horizontal bamboo braces
18. Bangus fingerlings are stocked in the nursery at a density of ___________per hectare. 20,000 fingerlings
19. Any structure in fresh water and/or salt water will experience changes in stress caused corrosion and fouling
by___________________________
20. can influence strength and/or holding ability of pilings and anchors Bottom scouring
21. Sometimes called fry box this is the smallest unit in a pond system usually 4 to 8 m 2 . Fry acclimatization
pond
22. is also called grow out pond Production pond
23. is located adjacent to the nursery pond in order to have efficient and quick transfer of Transition pond
fingerlings.
24. Small in size, about 1 to 4 percent of total production area and usually square or Nursery pond
rectangular in shape.
25. Named “kitchen pond”, it is a compartment set aside for growing live food organisms at Food growing pond
high density,
26. serves as a concentration area or basin for the fish during harvest. Catching pond
27. most used unit for fish production worldwide, and more than 40% of world aquaculture Earth ponds
production
28. The most important data needed for site selection can be gathered from such sources Hydrological
as Irrigation Departments or other Water Authorities. characteristics
29. Digging of a test pit permits visual examination of soil and makes it possible to obtain Soil characteristics
disturbed and undisturbed samples of soils encountered in the different layers below
ground level.
30. For engineering purposes, the techniques used for soil investigations vary from Simple visual
relatively inspection to detailed
sub-surface
exploration and
laboratory tests.
31. are unsuitable for any kind of fishpond, because it would be difficult to maintain water organic soil over 0.60
levels in the ponds due to high seepage m in thickness

Topic 5.2

32. is essentially a technology for farming fish or other aquatic organisms by reusing the Recirculation
water in the production. aquaculture /RAS
33. flow through one raceway (channel) Parallel
34. flows through multiple raceways (most common) Series
35. Types of Raceways: Single pass /
Recirculating/ Floating
36. the concurrent or sequential linkage between two or more activities, of which at least Integrated systems
one is aquaculture.
37. The term “waste” has not been omitted because of common usage but philosophically resources out of place
and practically it is better to consider wastes as
38. for growing /nursing fry to fingerlings Nursery pond
39. for rearing /holding the breeders for spawning Broodstock pond
40. for sex-reversal of newly hatched fry Sex-reversal pond
41. for holding fingerlings before transport Conditioning pond
42. for growing fingerlings till harvest (to table -size) Grow-out pond
43. for introducing new fish to the farm or for treatment purposes Quarantine pond
44. for storing inlet water before use in the hatchery and nursery Reservoir pond

Topic 6

45. Feed accounts for about ________of operational costs in intensive aquaculture, 60 -80 %
46. Feeding system is comprised of three parts: a storage unit, a
transport unit and a
feed distribution unit
47. The use of restrictive feeding with no feed loss Feed control
48. consists of storage silos, a sluice valve, tubes with a flow of water or air for transporting Central Feeding
of feed, a selector valve, and a distribution unit system
49. Automatic feeders with vertically installed rotating wheel with wings, cells or chambers Cell wheel
sitting under a feed hopper used to distribute feed.
50. Automatic feeders that allows a specific batch of feed to be dispensed for every rotation Screw
51. Automatic feeders with plate that vibrates may be used to distribute a volume of feed. Vibrator
52. A feed that is quite easy to deal with: the particles are fixed and hard. Dry, excluded or
pelleted feed
53. A feed that is more difficult to feed automatically Wet feed or moist
feed
 54. Reduction of water level (tanks, ponds) or the reduction of available volume Crowding
55. a tool to simplify hand feeding. The feed can either be sucked up from a tank or a bag Feed blowers
by vacuum, or the feed can be filled into a hopper standing over a pipe with flow of air
or water. The hopper can be fixed on a boat or be movable.
56. an old-fashioned system for regulating feed supply Hand feeding
57. A weighed portion of feed is placed on the dispenser and the dispenser will empty it Feed dispenser
during a fixed period, normally from one to three days.
58. is normally a mechanical construction and a stick is attached to a slightly bowed plate Demand feeders
sitting under a feed hopper, the stick goes from the feeder down into the water
59. Typical feed dispensers (A) disc feeder
(B) conveyor belt
feeder
60. are often used to measure the water pressure. It is fixed directly to the pipe where the Diaphragm
measurements are taken manometers
61. Systems where the feeder is centrally placed and feed is transported to the single fish Feeding system
production units (tanks, ponds or cages) through pipes, normally known as
62. a measure of the ability of water to conduct an electric current Conductivity
63. Different types of electronic floats may be used for controlling the water level. A level rocking sensor
commonly used float is
64. can stay in the water carry out continuous monitoring and are always a type of On-line instruments
electrode or sensor
65. One principle utilized to measure temperature is the expansion of certain substances mercury thermometer
with temperature
66. A _________is also a temperature dependent resistance, but is more complex and Thermistor
includes semiconductor technology
67. are more closely related to those in laboratories, and normally more work is needed to Off-line instruments
perform an analysis, together with experience in performing laboratory work in some
cases
68. A simple way to measure the water velocity in a pipe is to use a propeller, paddle
wheel or turbine
69. Systems where the feeder is installed on a rail system that covers several units, feeding robots
70. can also be measured by a standard chemical analysis with titration and observing the Ph
change in color
71. is measured to control water levels in tanks or the pressure in pipes Water pressure
72. may also be used for measuring the water flow, as in an ultrasonic flow meter Ultrasound waves
73. Is a titration method, consisting of adding certain chemicals to the water and observing Winkler method
a color change which will be directly related to the oxygen concentration
74. This can be constructed using a positively charged conductor (anode) and a negatively sensor or probe
charged conductor (cathode) separated by an insulator
75. One method to measure the total gas pressure in the water is to use a saturometer
(saturation meter

Enumerations:
1. Aquaculture Site Selection
a. Ecological factors
b. Biological factors
c. Economic and social factor

2. Ecological factors
a. 1. Water supply
b. 2. Water quality
c. 3. Climate
d. 4. Hydrological characteristics
e. 5. Soil characteristics
f. 6. Land

3. Water sources:
1) Irrigation Canal
2) Rivers
3) Creeks
4) Reservoir
5) Lakes
6) Springs
7) Rainfall-runoff
8) Deep wells

4. Water Supply Medium

a. ✓ Feeder channels
b. ✓ Storage tanks, and
c. ✓ Pipelines
5. Important climatological factors to be obtained from the meteorological station nearest to the site are as
follows:
a. - mean monthly temperature
b. - mean monthly rainfall
c. - mean monthly evaporation
d. - mean monthly humidity
e. - mean monthly sunshine
f. - mean monthly wind speed and direction
6. Pond layouts may be grouped into: (BFAR -UNDP/FAO, 1981 and Denila, 1976)
a. (i) conventional;
b. (ii)radiating;
c. (iii)modular or progression; and
d. (iv)multiple stock/harvest pond