MASC543 FISH FAUNA OF THE TURKISH SEAS
| Course Code: |
9500543 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Graduate School Of Marine Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. ALÝ CEMAL GÜCÜ |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The course contains various biological aspects of the fishes inhabiting Turkish seas, including feeding habits, spawning strategies, growth patterns, origin, migration habitat partitioning of the ecologically and commercially important species. The fieldwork, in which students practice fish identification, is carried out in a trawl survey and around the institute`s harbor by snorkeling.
