(10–31 October 1989)
Tuesday, 10 October
Trainees travel to Xining. Allocation of accommodation
Wednesday, 11 October
Mr Chou Ban Chan, Dr David Edwards, Dr Ian Dunn
Introduction to the Training Course
Dr Edwards
Trout Culture I: The salmonid fishes; classification, geographic distribution, environmental requirements, natural life cycles
Thursday, 12 October
Dr Dunn
Limnology of inland waters and the relevance of limnological investigations to the fishery of Qinghai Hu
Friday , 13 October
Dr Edwards
Trout culture II: Water and site requirements for trout farms. Farm design and construction. Selection of broodstock. Production cycles
Saturday, 14 October
Dr Dunn
The investigation of the lake animals and plants and a discussion of production and food webs
Monday, 16 October
Dr Edwards
Trout culture III: Stripping and fertilization of eggs. Egg incubation and development. Hatching and rearing of fry
Tuesday, 17 October
Dr Dunn
Investigation of the fish populations and the relevance of these investigations to the Qinghai Hu fishery
Wednesday, 18 October
Dr Dunn
Introduction to fishing techniques, processing, marketing, etc.
Thursday, 19 October
Dr Dunn
(Provisional) Course visit to Qinghai Hu to see the fish factory, fishing vessels, inflow streams, etc.
Friday, 20 October
Dr Edwards
Trout Culture IV: Production of trout fingerlings, use of tanks and ponds, grading, stocking, densities, etc.
Saturday, 21 October
Dr Dunn
Regarding the importance of and the handling of scientific data. Introduction to the use of computers
Monday , 23 October
Dr Edwards
Trout Culture V: On-growing of trout to market size in earth ponds, concrete raceways and floating cages
Tuesday, 24 October
Dr Dunn
Objectives of the project. What is meant by Fisheries Management and its relevance to the Qinghai Hu Fishery. Discussions of Qinghai Hu Fishery Investigation Sub-project of CPR/88/077.
Wednesday, 25 October
Dr Edwards
Trout Culture VI: Harvest, slaughter, packaging, processing and marketing of trout. Transport of eggs, live and slaughtered fish
Thursday, 26 October
Dr Edwards
Trout Culture VII: Trout feeds and feeding. Formulation, production and storage of feeds. Feeding rates, practices and machinery. Conversion efficiency
Friday, 27 October
Dr Edwards
Trout Culture VIII: Genetics and disease factors in trout farming
Saturday, 28 October
Dr Edwards
(Provisional) Course visit to fish culture pond sites
Monday, 30 October
Mr Chou Ban Chan and Dr Edwards
Explanation of the objectives of Project CPR/88/077: Fisheries Development in Qinghai Province, in the light of the knowledge gained from the course. Discussion
Tuesday, 31 October
Trainees return home
