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BTB7110 | Fisheries and Effects On Coastal Ecosystem | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | Level of Course | Third Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | -- | Co-Lecturer | None | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | To understand the possible effects of various fishing gears and other fisheries activities such as aquaculture, fish processing and enhencement on coastal ecosystems, development and application of environmental friendly fishing methods and fishing gear. |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | explain the effects of fishing gear on coastal ecosystem. | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 1,3,5 | PO - 2 : | advice to use environmental friendly fishing gear and methods in order to protect coastal environment. | 1,2,3,4,6 | 1,3,5 | PO - 3 : | establish the measures to minimise the effects of ghost fishing on environment. | 1,2,3,4,6 | 1,3,5 | PO - 4 : | take part for the management plans and applications to decrease the effect of fishing on coastal fragile ecosystems. | 1,2,3,4,6 | 1,3,5 | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | |
Coastal ecosystem and fisheries activities, classification of fishing gear, active and passive fishing methods, properties of fishing gear operated in coastal waters, effects of each type of net to the bottom, water column and the surface of the sea affecting direct or indirectly to flora and fauna, ghost fishing and its effects to the environment, environmental effects of aquaculture, fish processing and enhencement of water resources. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Introduction, Fisheries and coastal ecosystem, definitions and scope. | | Week 2 | Fishing gear and fishing methods, effects of active (purse seine, trawl and dredge)and passive (gill nets, long lines, traps and pound nets) gears. | | Week 3 | Direct and indirect impacts on flora, fauna and bottom substrate in the same environment. | | Week 4 | Ghostfishing, causes, effects and measures have to be taken to prevent nature. | | Week 5 | Effects of aquaculture and processing, decomposable material selection, chemical pollutants. | | Week 6 | Sustainable fisheries, basic priciples and relationship with fisheries management. | | Week 7 | Recovery of trawling and dredging areas. | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | Week 9 | Management strategy, pollution, euthroficiation. | | Week 10 | Effects of aquaculture on coastal ecosystem. | | Week 11 | Effects of inland aquaculture and mariculture in cages. | | Week 12 | Impact analyses of fishery subsectors on fishing (case studies)
| | Week 13 | Environment and ecosystem, Biologic resources, Ecosystem resources. | | Week 14 | Unnative species, diseases, effects of chemicals in water. | | Week 15 | Compensation week and make up examination | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | |
1 | Seyhan, K., Başusta, N., 2008. Kıyısal Ekosistem, Ankara, 204 s., Nobel Yayınları, Yayın No: 1263. | | |
1 | Laevastu, T., Larkins, H. A., 1981. Marine Fisheries Ecosystem Its quantitative evaluation and management, Fishing Newsbooks Ltd. England, 162 p. ISBN: 0852381166. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 8 | 14/11/2011 | 2 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 05/01/2011 | 2 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ödev | 10 | 7 | 70 | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | Total work load | | | 202 |
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