Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
FBT606-13	ESTIMATION OF FISHERIES POPULATION PARAMETERS	Compulsory	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to estimation methods of growth parameters, mortality and survival rates, exploitation, recruitment for requiring fisheries management.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. İsmet BALIK

Learning Outcomes

1	Investigate the growth of fish populations
2	Mortality and survival rates of fish populations and fisheries management in terms of accounts and assess the rate of exploitation
3	Can you guess the new individual participation, interpret
4	Sustainable fisheries, the fishing population knows how to use parameters

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Fish populations, growth, mortality and survival rates, exploitation rate with stock utilized in the calculation of participation in the management of fishing methods and the use of population parameters.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Population, population parameters
2	Growth, growth parameters and estimation
3	Length-weight relationship
4	Mortality rates
5	Natural mortality rate and estimation methods
6	Estimation methods of natural mortality
7	Fishing mortality and estimation methods
8	Midterm exam
9	Fishing mortality and estimation methods
10	Total mortality and estimation methods
11	Estimation methods of total mortality
12	Rate of survival and the calculation
13	Estimation of exploitation and exploitation rate
14	Recruitment and estimation
15	Stock-recruitment relationship
16	End-of-term exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Sparre, P. and Venema, S.C., 1998. Introduction to tropical fish stock assessment. Part 1. Manual. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper Nº 306.1. Rev. 2. Rome, FAO, 407 p. Recommended Reading Korkmaz, Ş., 2009. Populasyon Dinamiği. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları. Yayın No: 1568, Ankara. Erkoyuncu, İ., 1995. Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği. O.M.Ü. Yayınları Yayın No: 95, Sinop. Cooper, A.B.(…). A Guide to Fisheries Stock Assessment, From Data to Recommendations. Department of Natural Resources University of New Hampshire. Cadima, E.L., 2003. Fish stock assessment manual. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 393. Rome, FAO.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Practice	14	1	14
Field Work	8	4	32
Self Study	6	5	30
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	5	5	25
Individual Study for Final Examination	6	6	36
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			183

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12
LO1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
LO4	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High