Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course provides students with a general understanding of aquaculture: the science and business of culturing and rearing aquatic organisms. Students learn the broad history and current state of the industry. This course will cover the aquaculture production systems for breeding, growing, and harvesting various species cultured locally and globally, including finfish, bivalves, crustaceans, and seaweeds. Students explore issues of water quality, nutrition, disease prevention, environmental impacts, and sustainability. This course also covers the current state of aquaculture as an industry, its economic impacts, and its role in global food production. 