Test your knowledge on water samples and fish identification.

Participants in the Aquaculture Career Development Event will be asked to complete a 50 question general knowledge exam and a practical applications test. Topics may include water quality, aquaculture systems, fish diseases, identification, and more.

State Rules:

1. General knowledge test of 50 questions – in any of the following formats:

• Multiple choices
• Matching
• True/False
• Fill in the blanks

2. A three part practical position will be present. This could include team problem solving, as well as, performances of specific tasks. General knowledge topics covered MAY include:

• Water quality (i.e.: pH, NH3, DO, NO2)
• Fish diseases (i.e.: cause, symptoms, treatments)
• Fish anatomy and physiology – body organs/systems and functions
• Life cycles of aquatic organisms
• Aquaculture systems – types and designs
• Nutrition (i.e.: feeds, feeding, nutrients)

Practical topics MAY include:

• Fish identification
• Fish anatomy
• Species selection
• System design
• Disease identification/treatment
• Water quality testing
• Nutrition/disease treatment calculations

3. Recommended resources:

• Agricultural Mechanics: Fundamentals and Application 2nd edition Elmer L. Cooper, Delmar Publishers
• Aquacultural Science Delmar Polishers
• Fish Hatchery Management US Fish and Wildlife Service