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SEC 425 | Aquaculture and Environment | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | Level of Course | First Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Erol ÇAPKIN | Co-Lecturer | Non | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | Provide an overview about water quality in aquaculture and effects of culture systems on water quality |
Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | LO - 1 : | identify groups of pollutants from aquaculture | 8 | 1 | LO - 2 : | determinate and monitor pollutions | 8 | 1 | LO - 3 : | select the appropriate place for aquaculture | 8 | 1 | LO - 4 : | take measures for the prevention of pollution. | 8 | 1 | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | |
Culture and cultural systems and off-shore water parameters. Effects of culture systems on water quality, total phosphorus, total ammonia, dissolved oxygen, pH, total suspended, chlorophyll a, fecal and total coliforms. What is the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), why and how it is prepared. What are the gains obtained from the EIA and preparation of an EIA report. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | The present state of cultivation | | Week 2 | Aquaculture potential of the seas and fresh waters of Turkey | | Week 3 | Culture pools and off-shore cultural systems | | Week 4 | Aquaculture water quality | | Week 5 | Effects of culture systems on receiving environment | | Week 6 | Total phosphorus, total ammonia and total suspension load | | Week 7 | Dissolved oxygen, pH, chlorophyll a, fecal and total coliforms | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | Week 9 | Monitoring water quality parameters and Trix index | | Week 10 | Water Quality related diseases | | Week 11 | Hypoxia and anoxia | | Week 12 | Acidosis and Alkalinosis, gas bubble disease | | Week 13 | Nitrogen Poisoning | | Week 14 | The effects of other environmental parameters | | Week 15 | Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), why and how it is prepared. What are the gains obtained from the EIA? | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | |
1 | Holmer, M., Black, K., Duarte, C.M. 2008. Aquaculture in the Ecosystem. Springer Sciences. ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-6809-6 | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 8 | 25/12/2016 | 0,5 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 02/01/2017 | 0,5 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 1 | 2 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 1 | 3 | Arasınav | .5 | 1 | .5 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 1 | 4 | Dönem sonu sınavı | .5 | 1 | .5 | Total work load | | | 10 |
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