| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Fisheries Biology and Population Dynamics | BIO623 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Şerife Gülsün KIRANKAYA |
| Instructors | |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | To teach laws of fish growth, feeding ecology, reproductive biology, recruitment and early life history of fish, effects of fishing pressure on fish populations and basic laws od fish population dynamics. |
| Course Content | Theory of fish population dynamics and fisheries, Recruitment , egg-production , Quality of sex products, Course of Spawning, Growth and sexual maturation, Growth models, Variation of the growth parameters with age, Feeding, Food Supply and Food Relationships of Fish, The relationship between growth and food consumption and their dependence on population density, Total and natural mortality, Fishing mortality and effort, Effects of Fishing on Fish Populations, Basic Laws of Population Dynamics, Basic Laws of Population Dynamics, Mixed populations, The Analysis of Community Dynamics |
| Learning Outcomes |
- To able to interpret growth performance of fish populations - To know stages in fish growth and sexual maturity - To comprehend mechanism of reproduction control and reproductive success - To recognize fish population structure - To know food supply and food reletionship of fish - To comprehend effects of fishing on fish populations - To know regulation mechanisms in fish population numbers and mass |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Theory of fish population dynamics and fisheries | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 2. Week | Recruitment , egg-production | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 3. Week | Quality of sex products, Course of Spawning | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 4. Week | Growth and sexual maturation, | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 5. Week | Growth models, Variation of the growth parameters with age | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 6. Week | Feeding, Food Supply and Food Relationships of Fish | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 7. Week | The relationship between growth and food consumption and their dependence on population density | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | Total and natural mortality | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 10. Week | Fishing mortality and effort | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 11. Week | Effects of Fishing on Fish Populations | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 12. Week | Basic Laws of Population Dynamics | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 13. Week | Basic Laws of Population Dynamics | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 14. Week | Mixed populations, The Analysis of Community Dynamics | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| Nikolskii, G.V., 1980, Theory of Fish Population Dynamics as the Biological Background for Rational Exploitation and Management of Fishery Resoruce (Translated from the Russian Edition by J.E.S. Bradley & R. Jones), Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, India and Otto Koleltz Science Publishers, Germany 323 p. |
| Beverton, R.J.H. & Holt, S.J., 1993, On the Dynamics of Exploited Fish Populations, Chapman & Hall, London, UK, 533 p. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Research | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Homework 2 | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Total Workload | 204 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
