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Course Description Course Name : Age Reading Methods in Fishes Course Code : ST-521 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. DURSUN AVŞAR Learning Outcomes of the Course : Interprets the relationship between the calcium metabolism and age estimation in fishes Expresses how the calcium metabolism is controlled in fishes Gains some practices on the ageing by using skeletical structures. Shows how the ageing is made by using hard structures in fishes. Decides which methods is approppriate for the ageing of a fish species. Gains some practices about the ageing of mussels and cartialaginous fishes Approves the precision of an ageing. Identifies the possible error resources during the ageing studies Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : The aim of this course is to be informed about the age and ageing in molluscs, teleosts and chondrhthyes, againg methods used these organisms, age composition and their interpretation in fisheries assessment studies. Course Contents : Hard structures for ageing in teleost fishes, the structure and the analysis of these tissues, indirect methods for ageing in teleost fishes, the structures for ageing in chondrichthyes, againg methods from these tissues, age composition and their interpretation. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Fisheries Faculty Classrooms   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Introduction and Importance of Ageing in Fisheries Ageing of Fishes, pages 1-7 will habe been read; Lecture and Interpretation 2 Calcium Metabolism and Ageing of Fishes Ageing of Fishes, pages 7-16 will habe been read Lecture and Interpretation 3 Mineral Accumulation Ageing of Fishes, pages 16-25 will habe been read; Assignment Lecture and Interpretation 4 Ageing from Sceletal Structures Ageing of Fishes, pages 25-44 will habe been read Lecture and Interpretation 5 Keeping and Preserving of Structures used in Ageing Ageing of Fishes, pages 44-52 will habe been read; Assignment Lecture and Interpretation 6 Preperation and Evaluation Methods Ageing of Fishes, pages 52-71 will habe been read Lecture and Interpretation 7 Increments used in Ageing Ageing of Fishes, pages 71-87 will habe been read; Assignment Lecture and Interpretation 8 Direct Methods in Validation Ageing of Fishes, pages 87-92 will habe been read Lecture and Interpretation 9 Visa Exam Studying for Visa Exam Written exam 10 Indirect Methods in Validation Ageing of Fishes, pages 92-95 will habe been read; Assignment Lecture and Interpretation 11 Incerement Formation Periods Ageing of Fishes, pages 95-110 will habe been read Lecture and Interpretation 12 Problems in Ageing and Possible Sources of Errors Ageing of Fishes, pages 110-117 will habe been read Lecture and Interpretation 13 Indirect Ageing Methodsin Fishes Ageing of Fishes, pages 117-125 will habe been read Lecture and Interpretation 14 Calculating Growth Rate from Otholites and Scales Ageing of Fishes, pages 125-139 will habe been read Lecture and Interpretation 15 Age-Lenght Keys for Different Nets Ageing of Fishes, pages 139-157 will habe been read Lecture and Interpretation 16/17 Final Exam Studying for the exam Written exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  CHILTON, D.E., BEAMISH, R.J., 1982. Age determination methods for fishes studied by the Groundfish Program at the Pacific Biological Station. Canadian Special Publication of Fish. and Aquatic Science (60): 102 p.  FLEMING, W.R., 1967. Calcium metabolism in teleosts. Am Zool., (7): 835-842. Required Course Material(s)  BLACKER, R.W., 1974. Recent advances in otolith studies. In: Sea Fisheries Research. Ed. by: F.R. Harden Jones. Published by: Paul Elek (Scientific Books) Ltd., London. U.K. 67-90.  DEMİR., M., 1965. Balıkçılık Biyolojisine Giriş. İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları Say: 1229. Fen Fakültesi No: 4. Şirketi Mürettibiye Basımevi, İstanbul. 107s.  PODOLIAK, H.A., HOLDEN, H.K., 1965. Distribution of dietary calcium to the skeleton and skin of fingerling brown trout. Cartland Hatchery Report No. (33): 64-70.  QUASIM, S.Z., 1973. Some implication of the problem of age and growth in marine fishes from the Indian waters. Indian J. Fish (20): 351-371.  PRATT, H.L.Jr., CASEY, J.G., 1983. Age and growth of the shotfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus. U.S. Dep. Comm., NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS (8): 175-177.  RADTKE,R.L., DEAN, J.M., 1982. Increment formation in the otoliths of embryos, larvae, and juveniles of the mummichog, (Fundulus heteroclitus). US Nat. Mar. Fish. Serv. Fish. Bull. (80): 201-215.  RADTKE, R.L., 1984. Formation and structural composition of larval striped mullet otoliths. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. (113): 186-191.  RASLTON, S., MIYAMOTO, G., 1981. Estimation of the age of a tropical reef fish using the density of daily growth increments. Proc. Fourth Int. Coral Reef Symp. (1): 83-88.  RE, P., 1983. Growth of pilchard larvae in relation to environmental factors. Investigasion Pesquera Barcelona (47): 277-283.  REID, D.F., TOWNSLEY, S.J., EGO, W.T., 1959. Uptake of 85Sr and 45Ca through epithelia of fresh water and sea water adapted Tilapia mossambica. Proc. Hawaii Acad. Sci., (34): 32 p.  ROBERTSON, J.D., 1954. The chemical composition of the blood of some aquatic chordates including members of the Tunicate, Cyclostomata and Osteichthyes. J. Exp Biol., (31): 424-442.  ROBERTSON, D., GREEN, G., VICTOR, B.C., 1988. Temporal coupling of production and recruitment of larvae of a Caribbean reef fish. Ecology 69 (2): 370-381.  ROLLEFSEN, G., 1933. The otolith of cod. Preliminary report. Fiskeridir. Skr. (Havunders), 4, (3):14 p.  ROPES, J.W., O’BRIEN, L., 1979. A unique method of ageing surf clams. Bulletin of the American Malacology Union (1978): 58-61.  ROSENTHAL, H.L., 1956. Uptake and turnover of Ca45 by the guppy. Science, N.Y., (124): 571-574.  ROSENTHAL, H.L., 1957. Uptake of Ca45 and Sr90 from water by freshwater fishes. Science, N.Y., (126): 699-700.  ROSENTHAL, H.L., 1960. Accumulation of Sr90 and Ca45 by freshwater fishes. Proc. Soc. exp. Biol. Med., (104): 88-91.  ROSENTHAL, H.L., 1963. Uptake, turnover and transport of bone-seeking elements in fishes. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., (109): 278-293.  RYLAND, J.S., AJAYI, T.D., 1984. Growth and population dynamics of three Raja species (Botoidei) in Carmarthen Bay, British Isles. J. CONS. CIEM, vol.41, No:2, May 1984,.111-120.  BEAMISH, R.J., FOURNIER, D.A., 1981. A method for comparing the precision of a set of age determinations. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (38): 982-983.  BEAMISH, R.J., Mac FARLANE, G.A., 1983.The forgotten requirement for age validation in fisheries biology. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (112): 735-743.  BRILL, R.H., 1963. Ancient glass. Scient. Am., 209, (5), 120-130.  BROTHERS, E.B., 1978. Exogenous factors and the formation of daily and sub daily increments in fish otoliths. American Zoologist (18): 631-632.  BROTHERS, E.B., MATHEWS, C.P., LASKER, R., 1976. Daily growth increments in otoliths from larval and adult fishes. Fish. Bull. 74: 1-8.  EZIUZO, E.N., 1963. The identification of otoliths from West African demersal fish. Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire, 25, (1): 488-512.  BROTHERS, E.B., Mac FARLAND, 1981. Correlations between otolith microstructure, growth and life history transitions in newly recruited French grunts (Haemulon flavolicatum (Demarest), Haemulidae). Repports et Proces-Verbaux de Reunions Commision internationales pour I’Exploration scientific de la Mer (178): 369-374.  BURTON, R.F., 1973. The significance of ionic regulation in the internal media of animals. Biol. Mar. Biol. Lab., Woods Hole, (125): 441-463.  CAILLIET, G.M., MARTIN, L.K., HARVEY, J.T., KUSHER, D., WELDEN, B. A., 1983a. Techniques for Enhancing Vertebral bonds in age estimation of California Elasmobranchs. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS (8): 157-165.  CAILLIET, G.M., MARTIN, L.K., HARVEY, J.T., KUSHER, D., WELDEN, B.A., 1983b. Preliminary studies on the age and growth of the blue, Prionace glauca, common thresher, Alopias vulpinus, and shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus, sharks from California waters U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS (8): 179-188.  CAMPANA, S.E., NIELSON, J.D., 1982. Daily growth increments in otoliths of starry flounder (Platicthys stellatus) and the influence of some environmental variable in their production. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. (39): 937-942.  CAMPANA, S.E., 1983.Feeding periodicity and the production of daily growth increment in otolith of steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri) and tarry flounder (Platichthys tellatus). Can. J. Zool. (61): 1591-1597.  CAMPANA, S.E., NIELSON, J.D., 1985. Microstructure of fish otoliths. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (42): 1014-1032.  GARROD, D.J., 1959. The growth of Tilapia esculenta in Lake Victoria. Hydrobiologia, 12 (4): 268-298.   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 5 40 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Improves theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences. 4 2 Comprehends interactions between Fisheries Basic Sciences and other disciplines. 2 3 Determines strategies and investigates methods about their field of study in Fisheries Basic Science. 4 4 Produces new information and theories by interpreting and synthesising the information from other disciplines and uses the theoretical and practical information from their field of study in Fisheries Basic Science. 2 5 Collects data, interprets results and suggests solutions by using dialectic research methodology in the certain field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences. 5 6 Independently plans, designs and performs a certain project in the field of Fisheries Basic Sciences. 3 7 Produces solutions by improving new strategic approaches and taking responsibilities for the potential problems in the field of study as an individual or team member. 3 8 Determines the requirements for Fishery Basic Science education, reaches the resources, critically interpretes knowledge and skills and gains experience to direct the education. 4 9 Has positive stance on the lifelong education and uses it for the public benefit by using the gained theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences. 2 10 Follows the current topics and improvements in the field of Fisheries Basic Sciences, publishes and presents the research results, contributes to constitution of a public conscience in the field of interest. 3 11 Effectively communicates about the field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences by using written and oral presentation tools, follows up and criticizes the meetings and seminars. 3 12 Follows up international publications and communicates with international collaborators by using language skills. 1 13 Uses the communication and information technologies about the field of interest in an advanced level. 1 14 Conforms, controls and teaches social, cultural and scientific ethics in the investigation and publication process of the data related with the field of interest. 3 15 Improves strategies, politics and application codes by following scientific and technological developments on the certain field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences. Investigates and extends the results on behalf of public in frame of total quality management process. 2 16 Uses the abilities and experiences on applications and solving problems that gained during the MSc education for the interdisciplinary studies. 3 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 13 3 39 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 5 4 20     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 20 20     Final Exam 1 18 18 Total Workload: 139 Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.56 ECTS Credit: 6