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Research Methods in Fish Biology

Course Code	: BİO617
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 3
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 8

Objectives of the Course

Main objective is to present relavant knowledge of research methods applied in fish biology. Description of main topics in fish biology, i.e. reproduction, growth and growth models, ageing methods, mortality rates and stomach content analysis.

Course Content

Introduction to fish biology; expressing the main statistical methods; concepts of population and stock; fish ageing and determination of growth parameters; the reproductive biology of fishes; stomach contents analyses; estimation of fish biomass

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Learning Outcomes

1.	Understanding the basic statistical methods used in fish biology studies
2.	To be able to estimate fish growth by different methods
3.	To be able to describe of methods used in stomach contents analyses
4.	To be able to estimate of reproduction period and the length at first maturity of fishes
5.	To be able to calculate mortality of different fish stocks
6.	To be able to estimate fish biomass
7.	To be able to determine ages of fish from bony structures
8.	Understanding the importance of fish biology research

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Pauly, D. 1984. Some Simple Methods for the Assessment of Tropical Fish Stocks. FAO Fisheries Tech.Paper No. 234, Rome, 52 p.
2.	Sparre, P., Venema, S.C. 1998. Introduction to Tropical Fish Stock Assessment – Part I, Manual. FAO Fisheries Tech.Paper No.306/1, Rev.2, Rome, 400 p.
3.	Karataş, M. (ed.) 2005. Research methods in fish biology. Nobel Press, Ankara, 498 p.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Description and purpose of fish biology research

Week 2 - Theoretical

Fish biology studies in Turkey

Week 3 - Theoretical

The stock concept

Week 4 - Theoretical

Basic statistics used in fisheries reseach

Week 5 - Theoretical

Fish ageing methods - I (cartilaginous fishes)

Week 6 - Theoretical

Fish ageing methods - II (bony fishes)

Week 7 - Theoretical

Estimation of the fish growth parameters (via bony structures)

Week 8 - Theoretical

Estimation of fish growth parameters (from length frequency data)

Week 9 - Theoretical

Estimation of fish growth parameters (by other emprical methods)

Week 10 - Theoretical

Reproductive biology of fishes

Week 11 - Theoretical

Estimation of length at first maturity of fishes

Week 12 - Theoretical

Stomach content analyses

Week 13 - Theoretical

Estimation of mortality parameters

Week 14 - Theoretical

Biomass estimation of demersal fish stocks

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%30
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	3	3	84
Assignment	5	4	3	35
Reading	14	1	3	56
Midterm Examination	1	10	2	12
Final Examination	1	10	2	12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				199

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12	PÇ-13	PÇ-14
OÇ-1	4		2				3
OÇ-2	4	4		3				3
OÇ-3	4	3		3
OÇ-4	4	3		3
OÇ-5	4	4		3
OÇ-6	4	4		3
OÇ-7	4	4		3
OÇ-8	5													4

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