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Course Description Course Name : Fish Population Dynamics Course Code : SUF405 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 4 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 4 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. DURSUN AVŞAR Learning Outcomes of the Course : He/She defines all characteristics of fish population and unit stock. He/She defines all peculiarities of Mediterranean, marine and inland fishing areas. He/She lists the biotic and abiyotic factors indirectly effecting on fish stocks. He/She expresses the spawning season of fish stocks. He/She identifies the length/age at first maturity of fish stocks. He/She calculates the growth parameters in length of fish stocks. He/She calculates the mortality parameters of fish stocks. He/She estimates the total biomass of fish stocks. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : Yok Aim(s) of Course : The aim of this course is to be informed about the consept of the fisheries biology, characteristics of the marine and freshwater environments, fisheries in marine environment and inland waters, methods on the fish stock assessment studies, Mortality and its estimation methods, catch statistics, the age in the population, the growth on the length and weight, and their calculations, reproductive biology and the collection of related data. Course Contents : Fish Populations, Fishery Areas and Fish Production throughout World and Mediterranean, Unite Scock, Steady State, Fluctuations, Monitoring of Fish Stocks, Increment of Fish Stocks, Age Estimations, Growth in Fishes, Decrement of Fish Stocks, Mortality Rates, Gear Selection, Stock Size Estimations Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Fishery Faculty Classrooms and Fishery Basic Sciences, Fishery Laboratory   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Fish Populations and Fisheries Areas Throughout World Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 1-15 will have been read Lecture and Laboratory Training 2 Annual Fisheries Production of World and Fisheries Areas in Mediterranean Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 18-42 will have been read Lecture and Laboratory Training 3 Unite Stock, Peculiarities and Steady State Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 45-55 will have been read Lecture and Laboratory Training 4 Abiotic Factors Effecting the Steady State of Fish Stocks Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 55-84 will have been read Lecture and Laboratory Training 5 Biotic Factors Affecting Steady State in Stocks and Fluctuations Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 85-97 will have been read Lecture and Laboratory Training 6 Monitoring of Fish Stock, Reproduction and Increment of Fish Stocks Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 99-121 will have been read Lecture, Laboratory Training and Sample Problems 7 Recruitement Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 122-135 will have been read Lecture and Laboratory Training 8 Visa Exam Study for Visa Exam 9 Growth in Fish Stocks Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 136-157 will have been read Lecture and Laboratory Training 10 Indirect Methods in Ageing Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 158-175 will have been read Lecture, Laboratory Training and Sample Problems 11 Growth Constants in Fishes Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 176-196 will have been read Lecture and Laboratory Training 12 Decrement in Fish Stocks Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 197-224 will have been read Lecture, Laboratory Training and Sample Problems 13 Components of Total Mortality Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 225-238 will have been read Lecture, Laboratory Training and Sample Problems 14 Gear Selection Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 239-257 will have been read Lecture, Laboratory Training and Sample Problems 15 Stock Size Estimations Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, pages 258-282 will have been read Lecture, Laboratory Training and Sample Problems 16/17 Final Exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  AVŞAR, D., 2005: Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği, Adana Nobel Kitabevi, Adana, 332s.  BEVERTON, R.J.H., HOLT, S.J., 1957: On the dynamics of exploited fish populations. U.K. Min. Agric. Fish., Fish. Invest. (Ser. 2) 19: 533p.  BİNGEL, F., 2002: Balık populasyonlarının incelenmesi. Baki Kitap Evi, Yayın No. 26, Adana 404s.  ERKOYUNCU, İ., 1995: Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Yayınları Yayın No: 95. 265s.  KARA, Ö.F., 1992. Balıkçılık Biyolojisi ve Populasyon Dinamiği. Ege Üniversitesi Su Ürünleri Yüksekokulu Kitaplar Serisi No: 27. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi Bornova-İzmir. 168s.  NIKOLSKY, G.V., 1969: Theory of fish population dynamics as the biological background for rational exploitation and management of fishery resources. Oliver and Boyd Ltd. Edinburg, 323p.  SPARRE, P., VENEMA, S.C., 1992: Introduction to tropical fish stock assessment. Part 1. Manual. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 306. 1. Rev. 1. Rome, FAO. 376p.  RICKER, W.E., 1975: Computation and interpretation of Biological statistics of fish populations. Bull. Fish. Res. Board.Can. (191): 382p.  FAO., 1992a: Marine fisheries and the law of the sea. A Decade of change. Special chapter revised of the satate of food and agriculture . FAO Fish. Circ., No: 853. 66p.  CUSHING, D.H., 1968. Fisheries Biology. A Study of Population Dynamic. Univ. Visconsin Press, Madison, 200p.  DEMİR, M., 1965: Balıkçılık biyolojisine giriş. İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları. Sayı 1229. Fen Fakültesi, No: 4. Şirketi Mürettibiye Basımevi, İstanbul. 107s.  LAEVASTU, T., HELA, I., 1970: Fisheries Oceanography. New Ocean Environmental Services. Fishing News (books) Ltd. England. 238p. Required Course Material(s)  KING, C.A.M., 1975: Introduction to physical and biological oceanography. E. Arnold. 372p.   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 100     Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0 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 Using the informatics and communicating technology 1 2 Gaining competence to determine the current status of aquatic resources and its sustainable use, water pollution and control, and biotechnology areas. 4 3 Ability to act in accordance with the regulation, social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values on fisheries field 1 4 Having knowledge on “natural and applied sciences” and “basic engineering”; combination of their theoretical and practical knowledge on fisheries engineering applications. 4 5 assessment of data scientifically on fisheries engineering, determining and solving the problems 3 6 Uses theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of fisheries to design; investigates and interprets events and phenomena usig scientific methods and techniques. 1 7 Collecting data in fisheries science, making the basic experimental studies, evaluating the results, identifying the problems and developing methods of solution 4 8 Having plan any study related to fisheries science as an individually, managing and consulting 3 9 Learning the knowledge by the determining learning needs; developing positive attitude towards lifelong learning 2 10 Communicating oral and written in expertise field, monitoring the seminars and meeting in expertise field, following the foreign language publication 1 11 Improving life-long learning attitude and using the information to the public interest. 1 12 Having skills to apply modern techniques and computational tools necessary for engineering applications. 4 13 Having ability to promote the study about aquaculture techniques by saving the natural environment, fishery diseases, fishing and processing technology, structure of fishery sector, problems and solution of their expertise field 0 14 Having ability to promote the study about aquaculture techniques by saving the natural environment, fishery diseases, fishing and processing technology, structure of fishery sector, problems and solution of their expertise field 1 15 Improves constantly itself , as well as professional development scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities identifying needs of learning. 0 * 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 2 28     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 12 4 48 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 10 20     Final Exam 1 16 16 Total Workload: 112 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.48 ECTS Credit: 4