Project title: Modeling fish growth with oxygen as a determinant in aquaculture systems.
PhD student: Tran Duy An
Short description of the proposed research:
The general objective of the research is to produce a fish growth simulation model for predicting the growth of a number of fish species based on temperature, oxygen, feed ration and feed composition. The reseach will focus on the hypothesis that oxygen is a major determinant of fish growth. Extensive review of the research on feed intake in fish has been done. Concepts of the model have been developed and a module of feed intake regulation by oxygen and glucose concentration will be incoporated to the model. Experiments on the effect of oxgen concentration on maximum feed intake will be conducted to obtain data for calibration and validation of the model for tilapia. In the meanwhile, available datasets on the growth of other species at varying oxygen concentrations will also be compiled and used to calibrate and validate the model.
Composition of the scientific support project group:
Prof. Dr. J.A.J. Verreth, Supervisor WUR / Aquaculture & Fisheries
Dr.ir. Anne van Dam, Advisor IHE, Delft
Dr. ir. Johan Schrama, Advisor WUR / Aquaculture & Fisheries