FISH 415 — Fisheries and Aquatic Wildlife Management
Agriculture · University of Ghana
Effects of fisheries on the aquatic ecosystem. Definition and scope of fisheries management. General management objectives guided buy the FAD Code of conduct for responsible fisheries. Fishery management scopes; single-species management compared with multispecies and multi-gear management; ecosystem management. Traditional management and community-based management. Fisheries management approaches, Management strategies and measures. Fishery regulation and policies. Fisheries law of Ghana. IUCN categories and criteria for threatened animals. Threatened species. Extinction in the aquatic wild. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Special conservation areas and their roles. Framework survey of fisherfolks and communities. Problems in the management of tropical multispecies stocks. Marine mammals of the world and their protection needs.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- AGEC 400 — Research Project
- AGEC 406 — Managerial and Business Economics
- AGEC 410 — Agrifood Business and Agroprocessing
- AGEC 411 — Agricultural Marketing & Price Analysis
- AGEC 413 — Agribusiness Management
- AGEC 415 — Quantitative Methods & Operations Research
- AGEC 417 — Management Accounting
- AGEC 418 — Fundamentals of Business Planning & Policy
- AGEC 419 — Market Research and Analysis
- AGEX 411 — Theoretical Foundations of Innovation in Development Work
- AGEX 412 — Management of Development Organisations
- AGEX 413 — Rural Livelihoods and Food Security
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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).