COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FISHERIES OF TURKEY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CDK 5010 FISHERIES OF TURKEY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BÜLENT CIHANGIR

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

Scientific researches and evaluate of statistical data is important to know that marine living stock and the catchable size surrounding Turkish waters. For that reason needed to trained technical persons has special importance. Beside of the fisheries potential, usage of the economically fishing capacity and knowing the properties of the resources are important, as well.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding that properties and potential of the marine living resources of the surrounding Turkish waters.
2   Knowing to the fisheries researches, equipment and methodology.
3   Obtaining to the basic knowledge for sustainable resources usage by evaluating the national fisheries potential.
4   Learning to the preparation of related legislation thorough out basic fisheries control and methods.
5   Experience of the latest technological system related with the fish stocks assessment studies.
6   Preparing of the strategies for national optimum fish resources usage.
7   Establishing the vision for reorganized fisheries management for sustainable national resources.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Course outline, textbooks, reference books, homework and class assignments. General overview of marine living resources, fisheries resources.
2 Basic properties of the surrounding Turkish waters. Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea and International waters. Marine resources properties surrounding Turkish waters.
3 Living Marine Resources Potential. Pelagic and demersal fishes, invertabrates. Fisheries resources of country, annual fisheries production, fish distribution around the Turkish waters, the most important fisheries resources
4 Aquaculture Marine aquaculture. Cage and land (pool) breeding systems, hatcheries. An overview to the aquaculture according to the environmental conditions, basic items of the optimum yield obtain.
5 Analyze of National Fisheries Capacity Purse seiner and trawl boats, gill nets, artisanal fishing equipments. Angling, sportive (amateur) fishing.
6 Analyze of National Fisheries Capacity Purse seiner and trawl boats, gill nets, artisanal fishing equipments. Angling, sportive (amateur) fishing.
7 Ecology of Fish Populations Increase and decrease of the stocks, fish mortality and effects to the stock, stock fructifications at the plankton feeder fishes, feeding and stomach analysis. General aspects at the fish ecology and biology.
8 Fish Migrations Migrations which depends on temperature and seasons, daily migrations, spawning and feeding migrations.
9 Natural fish stock sizes and measurements. Swept area method, marking, egg production analysis, acoustic technology, stock studies
10 Fish Measurements Methods. Balık Ölçüm Metotları Gonadosomatic index (GSI) and fecundity analysis, age analysis, length-weight-age relations. Biometric studies.
11 Fish populations Dynamics. Landed fish (catch) statistics, fishing power, basic concept at population dynamics, monitoring methods for population size, total mortality, and sustainable yield.
12 Strategies for Turkish Fisheries. Short, mid and long term strategies.
13 MIDTERM EXAM
14 ASSIGMENT

Recomended or Required Reading

IZDAR,E., TRAŞIN,M., CIHANGIR,B., BENLI, H.A., 1990, Türkiye denizleri balık stoklarının güncel durumu ve uzun dönemde verimliliğinin artırılması için geleceğe dönük bir balıkçılık işletme politikası. Çevre Biyolojisi Sempozyumu,1990 Ankara.
BENLI,H.A.,CIHANGIR,B.,BIZSEL,K.C.,1996, Ege Denizi'nde Bazı Demersal Balıkçılık Kaynakları Üzerine Araştırmalar. II. Uluslararası Su Ürünleri Sempozyumu (21-23 Eylül 1996,Istanbul)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
Class lectures are carried out in a highly interactive format. The instructor prompts
students for response to questions posed and solicits their thoughts on issues
discussed. Lectures will focus on additional elaboration and illustration will be provided for better comprehension.
2. Class Discussions
In-class assignments and homework assignments are the basis of problems to be solved in
classroom discussions. Individual participation by students in classroom discussions
will be strongly encouraged.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

to be announced.

Assessment Criteria

Midterm, assigment and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Regular attendance is essential for satisfactory completion of this course. If you
have excessive absences, you cannot develop to your fullest potential in the course.
2. The student is responsible for all homework assignments, changes in assignments or
other verbal information given in the class, whether in attendance or not.
3. Homework assignments must be delivered at the beginning of the lesson on the date
they are due.
4. Student presentations must be carried out on the dates mutually agreed upon.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Bülent CIHANGIR
DEÜ Deniz Bilimleri ve Teknolojisi Enstitüsü, Inciraltı - Balçova.
Tel: (232) 2785565 / 115. E-posta: bulent.cihangir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 8 96
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Final 1 10 10
Midterm 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 170

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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