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FISH 318 — Inland Fisheries

Marine and Fisheries Sciences · University of Ghana

Status and importance of inland fisheries. Diversity of lacustrine, riverine and estuarine fishes. Reservoir and floodplain fisheries. Habitat improvement. Environmental factors limiting inland capture fisheries. Adaptations to extreme environmental conditions - riverine fish migration, hatchling migration, fish gates or fish passes, etc, Impact of other uses of freshwater ecosystems e.g. forestry, agriculture, urbanization, damming, terrestrial animals etc.). Aquaria and ornamental fishes. Socio-economic aspects of inland fisheries, including the role of women in the inland fishing industry. Effects of bad fishing practices on inland ecosystems.

Credits
3
Level
Level 300
Semester
Semester Two

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).