Education

SLU Aquaculture promote and develope aquaculture education at SLU. We also contribute to training activities in collaboration with other universities and organizations. Here you can find courses, manuals and materials within the area.

Distance course: Sustainable aquaculture, 15 credits

The course gives basic knowledge about aquaculture. You will learn both about the most common farmed fish species and about production systems. The course starts in September 2025. The last day for application is 15 April!

PhD course: Epigenetics and Sustainable Animal Production, 8 credits

This course provides a comprehensive review of epigenetics and epigenomics and covers both domestic and aquatic animals. The course starts on 23 September 2024 and the deadline for applications is 2 September!

Noble crayfish farming

Save the noble crayfish - start farming! SLU has published a book "Flodkräfta och flodkräftodling i Sverige - en handbok baserad på erfarenheter" and developed a training guide "Kräftodlingens ABC" (both in Swedish) .

A Swedish noble crayfish on a concrete wall with grass in the background. Photo.

Environmental impact and benefits of aquaculture

Watch all the lectures from the course here (in Swedish).

Gullmarn – above and below the surface. Photo.

Course in fish health and welfare

In November 2023, the course "Fish health, preventive health care and fish welfare" was conducted. Here you can access all materials and recorded lectures (in Swedish).