Information Package / Course Catalogue
Fish Welfare and Ethics
Course Code: SUM311
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Physiologic reaction of cultivated fishes under the stress and its effect to the aquaculture process will be presented to the students.

Course Content

The criteria determining the welfare of fish, fish stress response, pain and suffering case of fish, the interaction between fish diseases and fish welfare, cortisol and welfare relationship, water quality impact of welfare, determining the fish welfare from fin erosion and deformation, further details about the welfare of fish during transport and harvesting, a case for the welfare of aquarium fish, main points of the legislation for welfare of fish.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.1. Determining the criteria used to determine fish welfare,
2.2. Determining the physiological reactions of fishes against the stress especially under the aquaculture conditions,
3.3. To learn the relationship between aquaculture conditions and welfare levels of fish,
4.4. Awareness of stress and welfare of aquarium fish
5.5. Point out the importance of ethics and welfare cases in aquaculture
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Fish Welfare, Edited by Edward J. Branson. Blackwell Publishing, 2008
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Ethics , welfare , animal welfare and fish welfare cases
Week 2 - Theoretical
Fish welfare measurement, determining the criteria and methods of observation
Week 3 - Theoretical
The mechanism of stress in fish and external signs of physiological effects
Week 4 - Theoretical
Stress measurement methods
Week 5 - Theoretical
Stress measurement methods
Week 6 - Theoretical
Physiological effects of pain and fear in fish
Week 7 - Theoretical
National and international laws on animal welfare
Week 8 - Theoretical
National and international laws on animal welfare
Week 9 - Theoretical
Welfare in culture conditions and its effects
Week 10 - Theoretical
The effects of stock density water quality on fish welfare in culture conditions
Week 11 - Theoretical
The effects of species and transportations of fish for scientific purposes on fish welfare
Week 12 - Theoretical
The importance of fish welfare on treatment of diseases and effects on healing process
Week 13 - Theoretical
The relationship between deformations and welfare in fish
Week 14 - Theoretical
Effects of welfare on harvesting
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)74
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026