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
Other courses on this programme
- FISH 312 — Fish Physiology
- FISH 314 — Principles of Fisheries Management
- FISH 316 — Fishing Technology
- FISH 317 — Introductory Research Methods
- FISH 321 — Ichthyology
- FISH 325 — Marine Fisheries
- FISH 326 — Fisheries Field Course
- FISH 329 — Fish and Fisheries of West Africa
- FISH 332 — Industrial Internship
- MASC 311 — Nautical Science
- MASC 312 — Marine Ecology I
- MASC 313 — Coastal Wetlands
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).