Title: Record operation data.
Course: Aquaculture Infusion Units (AIU) > Section: Maintaining the Aquaculture Operation

Recording should include

- maintenance of structures and equipment
- importance of water quality management
  - prevention of oxygen depletion
  - turbidity
  - aquatic plant control methods
  - temperature
  - chemicals, compounds, and elements detrimental to water quality
  - methods for managing the pH cycle
  - general guidelines for water chemistry management
  - importance of nitrogen compounds in water quality management

- feed (e.g., type, amount, storage)
- stocking activity
- fish weight gain and loss
- production data
- financial information.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important to keep records?
- What are the components of a complete and an incomplete record?