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YHEY2011Inner Water Fish2+1+0ECTS:5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of WILDLIFE ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Group study
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Mehmet KOCABAŞ
Co-LecturerYrd.Doç.Dr.Mehmet KOCABAŞ
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
At the end of this course, students will learn general characteristics of living fish in the inland waters of our country and the world situation, will be familiar with important issues such as water resources and breeding.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Learn engineering works and its effect on inland water ecology.
LO - 2 : Learn fish enhancement and species interaction.
LO - 3 : Gain detailed information on fisheries and environmental interaction
LO - 4 : Do MEI and its aplication in the fishery, a case study
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Classification of living jawless and jawed fish in inland waters, in general, identification, ecological and taxonomic characteristics. Biology, body structure, fins, body shape, skeletal-muscle-digestive-respiratory-circulatory-discharge-reproductive-nervous systems, stamps and stamp types, sensory organs. Inland fishes general characteristics, life forms, habitats and geographical distribution. The current situation in Turkey and in the world and the importance of fish in inland waters. Water resources and aquaculture systems. Reproductive physiology, age at sexual maturity, size and spawning times. Water quality criteria. Species selection, reproduction, life cycles and growth. The most serious threats. Fish age determination, marking and labeling.
 
Textbook / Material
1Türkiye Tatlısu Balıkları: R. Geldiay, S. Balık, 1999, Ege Üniv. Basımevi, İzmir
 
Recommended Reading
1Ormaniçi Su Ürünleri, Çelikkale, M.S., KTÜ Sürmene Deniz Bilimleri ve Teknolojisi Yüksekokulu, Genel Yayın No: 157, Trabzon, 1991.
2Freshwater Fish Distribution, Berra, T. M., University of Chicago Press, 2007.
3Türkiye Tatlısu Balıkları Fihristi, Artüz, M. L., Büke Kitapları, İstanbul, 2005.
4Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries, Hart, J.B., and Reynolds, H., Blackwell Publishing, Vol. 1-2, 2002.
5Geldiay, R. ve Balık, S., Türkiye Tatlısu Balıkları, Ege Üniv. Su Ürünleri Fak. Yayın No:16, İzmir, 1996.
6Collins Pocket Guide: Fish of Britain and Europe, Peter Miller and Michael j. Loates, 208pp. Harper Collins, 1997.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 13/11/2015 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 07/01/2016 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 1.45 14 20.3
Arasınav için hazırlık 8 1 8
Arasınav 1 1 1
Uygulama 8 1 8
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 8 1 8
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load46.3