Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
FBT704SAMPLING METHODS ON FISH STOCKSCompulsory116
Level of Course Unit
Third Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Teaching how to sample and evaluate fish stocks with different methods
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç.Dr. Mehmet AYDIN
Learning Outcomes
1Sample on fish stocks
2Compose and conduct projects of sampling studies on fishing stocks
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
General principles and notions, biological and statistical basic principles on sampling; sampling tecniques, sampling from spawn, larvae and fries. Sampling with active and passive fishing gears, sampling in inland waters, acoustic survey method, tagging , fishing fleet, fishing vessels and sampling in landing points and assessment of samples.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Sample and population, general principlesof sampling on fishing stocks, statistical necessities
2Sampling methods of pelagic stocks
3Sampling methods of pelagic stocks
4Eggs, larvae and fry sampling, spawning behaviours and spawning areas
5Sampling with gillnets
6Sampling with traps
7Sampling with active fishing gears.
8Exam
9Sampling in inland waters
10Acoustic survey methods
11Tagging and re-capturing method
12Sampling on commercial fishing vessels
13Sampling on ladnging points
14Biological sampling and assessment
15Sampling and assessment of fishing fleet
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1 Alverson, D.L. 1971. Manual of methods for fisheries resource survey and appraisal. Part 1. Survey and charting of fisheries resources. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 102, Rome. 2 FAO, 1972. Catalogue of fishing gear Designee.Fishing News Books Ltd. Farnham. Surrey, England 160p. 3 Backiel, T., Welcomme, R. L. 1980. Guidelines For Sampling Fish in İnland Waters. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome. Technical Paper: No:33. 4 Saville, A. 1977. Survey Methods of Appraising Fishery Resources. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome. Technical Paper: No: 171.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination133
Final Examination133
Attending Lectures14342
Field Work10440
Report Presentation8216
Project Preparation428
Seminar4624
Self Study10220
Individual Study for Mid term Examination6212
Individual Study for Final Examination6212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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