Academic Catalog

MASC558 INTRODUCTION TO FISHERIES SCIENCE

Course Code: 9500558
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

Sampling strategies for fisheries; determination of age, sex, maturity and fecundity; food and feeding of fishes; indices to assess the state of the populations; introduction to fish stock assessment; use of computer programs in fisheries sciences.