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
FBT728	FISH BEHAVIORS IN HUNTING	Compulsory	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To learn working principles of sensory organs and motor systems of fish. To monitor and comment fish behaviours towards fishing gears, to use more efficient and selective fishing gears according to the obtained results

Name of Lecturer(s)

Bölüm öğretim üyeleri

Learning Outcomes

1	Species-specific fishing gear can be designed according to fish behaviours
2	Can develop selective fishing gears for sustainable fisheries
3	Gains ability to search literature and write a review on the subject
4	Can evaluate impacts of legal regulations by combining konwledge of fish behaviour, fishing gears and operations, and can suggest modiification
5

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Locomotion and sensory capabilities in marine fish. Swimming, fish vision and hearing and its application in fish capture. Sound in underwater, fish hearing and reception of sound produced during fishing operation. Sense of taste in fish and utilisation of this information in fishing operation. To observe fish behaviour near fishing gears during capture processes.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	General information about fish behavior
2	Fish swimming
3	Fish vision
4	Fish hearing
5	Fish chemoreception
6	Fish behaviour in angling and longlines
7	Fish behaviour in gill and trammel nets
8	Mid-term exam
9	Fish behaviour in pots and traps
10	Fish behaviour in set net
11	Fish behaviour in trawls
12	Fish behaviour in purse seine
13	Fish learning
14	Effects of behaviour on gear efficiency and selectivity
15	Project Presentation
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Balık Davranışları, S. Ünsal, EÜ, Su Ürünleri Fakültesi Yayını, İzmir. Behavior of Marine Fishes: Capture Process and Conservation, Ed. By Pinggou He, 2010 Scientific paper

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	3	3
Final Examination	1	3	3
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Field Work	11	4	44
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	10	4	40
Individual Study for Final Examination	11	4	44
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			176

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	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
LO2	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
LO3	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
LO4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO5

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