AQUACULTURE PROGRAMME FUNDACION ACIVEGA A CORUÑA, GALICIA, SPAIN

TWO-WEEK PROGRAMME in cooperation with  The OFFICIAL COLLEGE of VETERINARIANS of A CORUÑA  The UNIV. of SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA - FACULTY of VETERINARY SCIENCE  The AQUARIUMS in GALICIA and SEVILLE  The AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT of FARMING and MARINE AFFAIRS, FISHING DEPARTMENT  FISH COMPANIES

Organization of the course  Theory  Place : Acivega´s classrooms in the city of A Coruña  Time : mainly in the morning

Lecturers  Pablo Teijeiro López DVM: Coordinator of the course and President of the Committee of Aquaculture and Wild Life of the ACIVEGA Foundation with the collaboration of:  Jorge Barciela López DVM, veterinarian in charge of the Seville Aquarium  Veterinarian in charge of the A Coruña Aquarium

TOPICS  Study of Pathology of Aquatic Animals (either wild or intended for production) both in inland and marine waters  Study of productive systems: mussels, sea bream, sea bass, turbot and oysters  Scientific study: octopus, spider crab and lobster

Industrial preparation for sale and commercialization of aquatic products

AQUARIUMS The ROLE of the VETERINARIAN in Zoos/Aquariums within the framework of the Advanced Programme of Veterinary Attention as laid out in  the Council Directive 1999/22/EU on the keeping of wild animals in zoos, and  the Spanish Law on the keeping of wild animals in zoos 1/2003

Ornamental Fish Keeping Designing, building and maintaining ornamental aquariums

Practice Visits to Aquariums: 3 in Galicia A Coruña O Grove Vigo

Seville Aquarium Focusing on the study and identification of sharks in captivity with microchips to be able to track them for a Sanitary and Animal Welfare Programme

Isidro de la Cal An important local Fishing Company dedicated to the commercialization, distribution and transformation of fishing products, operating at international level.

Visits to farms in  Lorbe: mussels and sea bream rearing and fattening tanks. Farming processes, feeding and pathology.  Baio: a traditional inland water farm. Fish classification and management. Diagnosis techniques.  Carballo: farming for ecological markets.

Visit to University Faculty of Veterinary Science in Lugo

visiting all the Aquaculture-related departments in the Faculty guided by Professors and researchers involved in that area

FISH MARKET in A Coruña Inspection visits to Fish Market with Official Veterinarians from the Autonomous Government of Farming and Marine Affairs, Fishing Department

Theoretical/practical brush up with fish intended for human consumption

Main topics to deal with  Species involved  Anatomy and dissection  Physiology  Pathology and diagnosis techniques  Therapeutics  Necropsy and histopathology  Current research fields in Galicia and Spain

CLOSING OF THE COURSE  Presentation and evaluation of students´ reports  Conclusions and future expectations for the profession