Materials for a fish cage

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1. Fish cages in aquaculture
2. Types of fish cages
3. Choosing a site: depth and water quality
4. Choosing a site: access and navigation
5. Parts of a fish cage
6. Materials for a fish cage
7. Constructing a simple fish cage
8. Installing and mooring a fish cage
9. A safe installation demonstration
10. Sourcing and transporting fingerlings
11. Nursery nets and stocking density
12. Stocking a fish cage
13. Monitoring water quality
14. Feeding and feed management
15. Fish diseases and their control
16. Predators and their control
17. Record keeping in a fish cage
18. Maintaining a fish cage
19. Environmental care around a fish cage
20. Review of the fish cage node