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IGNOU MZOE-03 (January 2025 – December 2025) Assignment Questions

1. Give a broad overview of the different categories of estuarine fauna. Explain why water as a medium has advantage over other solvents?

2. Discuss the distribution and biology of any four fish species belonging to brackish water aquaculture.

3. Give a detailed outline of the construction of a pond for aquaculture with suitable illustrations.

4. What is biofloc farming? What are the different types of biofloc

system? Write a note on microalgae as a component of biofloc.

5. a) Give a brief account of the fish genetic diversity of Indian aquaculture.

b) Discuss the procedure of spawning and hatching of eggs in bundh breeding.

6. What are the non-protein nitrogeneous components available in fish? Write the role of prebiotics and postbiotics in fish nutrition.

7. a) What are the factors regulating the price of fish in a market?

b) What are the negative impacts of aquaculture on biological resources?

8. What are the guiding principles required in planning for education extension in fisheries? What are the characteristics of extension agency?

9. a) Discuss the different scope of aquaculture.

b) What are the major types of culture-based fishery practices?

10. a) Discuss the mechanism of sex reversal with regard to aquaculture.

b) What is raceway aquaculture? Discuss the water supply system in raceway aquaculture.

IGNOU MZOE-03 (January 2024 – December 2024) Assignment Questions

1. What are the factors governing aquaculture development? Discuss the constraining factors for aquaculture development.

2. Discuss the role of inland freshwater resources of India in aquaculture.

3. Describe the characteristic physical features of the prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Enumerate the candidate species of crustaceans for marine aquaculture.

4. Enumerate the criteria for selection of a site for cage culture. What are the challenges of pen and cage cultures?

5. Discuss the various design consideration of a raceway aquaculture. Discuss the management of C:N level in biofloc farming.

6. Distinguish between dry bundh and wet bundh. Discuss the media and reagent used for cryopreservation of fish sperm.

7. a) Write a note on nutritional requirement of carbohydrates in fish.
b) Write a note on DNA and RNA vaccines used in aquaculture.

8. a) What are the factors regulating price of fish in a market?
b) What are the regulations of activities in Coastal Regulation Zone?

9. Elucidate the principles of extension education in fisheries.

10. Describe the different technological challenges in aquaculture production.

MZOE-03 Assignments Details

University	:	IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University)
Title	:	MZOE-03 – Aquaculture
Language(s)	:	English
Code	:	MZOE-03
Degree	:	MSCZOO
Subject	:	Zoology
Course	:	Core Courses (CC)
Author	:	Gullybaba.com Panel
Publisher	:	Gullybaba Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.