PRINCIPLES OF AQUACULTURE (APAP3102)
Animal Production Technology - APT
Semester: First Semester
Level: 300
Year: 2013
Principles of Aquaculture (APTP2306) – Part I
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION (2013/2014)
INSTRUCTIONS: answer all questions in the right order; be brief in your responses.
TOTAL: 35 Marks. TIME: 1hr
Section A – Short Answers (25 Marks)
1. ……….. is the culture of plants and animals, such as seaweed, bivalve molluscs, salmon, that
are acclimated to marine or brackish waters. (1 mark)
2. The earliest form of fish culture used which fish species? Give common and scientific names.
(2 marks)
3. The earliest book of fish culture is titled……………………………… (2 marks)
4. What influenced the development of aquaculture in French Indochinese countries? (1 mark)
5. The propagation of trout originated in ……….. and the monk, …………….., who lived in the
14
th
century, is credited with the discovery of the method of artificial impregnation of trout
eggs. (2 marks)
6. ………… culture (a native of the African continent) was considered by many an easy means
of producing cheap protein for the masses. (1 mark)
7. The period ……………. can be considered the Golden Age of common carp culture. (1 mark)
8. Early development of brackish water aquaculture is attributed to which country? (1 mark)
9. The early development of fish culture in North America was mainly centred on the
propagation of ……. and …………… (2 marks)
10. The oldest form of coastal aquaculture is probably …………. farming which is believed to
have been practices in Japan around …………. years ago. (2 marks)
11. Which African country was the first to develop aquaculture? (1 mark)
12. In Cameroon, aquaculture started in …….. (year) when the first dam was constructed in
………………. (1 mark)
13. Cameroon‘s climate and ecology are favourable and the country has great aquaculture
potential because of the presence of ……………., and ……….…………. (2 marks)
14. ……………….. caused by climate change will lead to increased stratification and reduced
mixing of water in lakes, reducing primary productivity (1 mark)
15. The imperial decree prohibiting the culture of the common carp resulted in the discovery of
other suitable pond culture species like ……………, …………. and the …………. (3 marks)
16. The period ………… witnessed worldwide expansion of aquaculture due to
………………… and ……………………..( 2 marks)
Section B (10 Marks)
17. Why is the period 500 AD to 500 BC considered as the golden age of the common carps? (3
marks)
18. Give four (04) ways in which aquaculture contributes to food security and nutrition. (4 marks)
19. Climate change may result in sea level rise. How will this affect aquaculture? (3 marks)
Dr. Patricia ASANGA FAI
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