FISH 325 — Marine Fisheries
Marine and Fisheries Sciences · University of Ghana
Status and importance of marine fisheries (global and national). Types of fisheries. Marine fisheries of the world. Common marine fishes in Ghana. Factors affecting fish abundance. Fish sampling strategies. Methods for determining and/or measuring growth, spawning season, food habits, migration, catch and effort. Marking and tagging fish. Impacts of fishing on marine ecosystems. Aquaria and ornamental fishes. Contemporary issues in fishing – e.g. overfishing, bycatch, discards and trash fish, Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing; Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS), and fisheries extension. Socio-economic aspects of fisheries including gender, poverty reduction and alternative livelihood.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester One
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 318 — Inland Fisheries
- FISH 321 — Ichthyology
- 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).