Academic Catalog

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.