Tropical Ornamental Mariculture Technician Certificate

热带观赏海水养殖技术员证书

• 批准号: 1003807
• 负责人: Patrick Rice
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Florida Keys Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-07-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1003807&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Tropical; Ornamental; Mariculture; Technician; Certificate

In response to global declines in fisheries products and degradation of marine ecosystems, the tropical ornamental mariculture industry has shown rapid growth. To meet the demand for highly skilled technical labor and to stimulate the further development of a tropical ornamental mariculture industry in Florida, Florida Keys Community College (FKCC) proposes the development of a Tropical Ornamental Mariculture Technician (TOMT) certificate. The certificate requires completion of 27 credit hours of in class course work, laboratory and field studies. The capstone course for the certificate is an internship at one of four tropical ornamental mariculture facilities in the Florida Keys (South Eastern Aquatechnologies, Inc., The Coral Restoration Foundation, Mote Tropical Research Laboratory, and Atlantic Reef Aquaculture) working with research and production of marine ornamental aquaculture organisms. The proposed Tropical Ornamental Mariculture Technician Certificate will provide a needed educational platform for the development of well-prepared technicians necessary for growth and development of the marine ornamental mariculture industry and marine conservation efforts during the 21st century. The proposal team is composed of experts in the fields of Marine Biology, Fisheries Science, Biological Oceanography (emphasis on Marine Community Ecology & Fishery Management), Aquaculture and Veterinary sciences. In addition to scientific knowledge, graduates will gain a thorough knowledge of the business environment associated with the aquaculture industry. The types of modular tropical ornamental mariculture systems employed during the proposed project are ideally suited to small business development and, therefore, may have substantial impacts on the local and regional economies.

针对全球渔业产品下降和海洋生态系统退化的情况，热带观赏性海产养殖业迅速增长。为了满足高技能技术劳动力的需求，并刺激进一步发展的热带观赏海产养殖业在佛罗里达，佛罗里达钥匙社区学院（FKCC）提出了热带观赏海产养殖技术员（TOMT）证书的发展。该证书要求完成27个学分的课堂作业，实验室和实地考察。证书的顶点课程是在佛罗里达群岛的四个热带观赏海水养殖设施之一实习（东南水产技术公司，珊瑚恢复基金会、Mote热带研究实验室和大西洋珊瑚礁水族馆）致力于海洋观赏水产养殖生物的研究和生产。拟议的热带观赏海产养殖技术员证书将提供一个必要的教育平台，为海洋观赏海产养殖业的增长和发展以及21世纪世纪的海洋保护工作提供必要的技术人员。该提案小组由海洋生物学、渔业科学、生物海洋学（重点是海洋社区生态渔业管理）、水产养殖学和兽医学领域的专家组成。除了科学知识外，毕业生还将全面了解与水产养殖业相关的商业环境。拟议项目期间采用的模块式热带观赏性海水养殖系统非常适合小企业发展，因此可能对当地和区域经济产生重大影响。