PAPER TITLE- FISHERY SCIENCE CODE- SLS/HAB/E02C
CREDIT-03 COURSE TYPE- ELECTIVE
UNIT-I
General Morphology and outline classification of fishes – major groups of fishes of the world and their characteristics. Identification of fishes of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
UNIT-II
Basic Anatomy of fish- digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous and reproductive systems. Maturation and spawning marine fishes- process of maturation- methods of assessment of spawning- biotic and abiotic factors affecting spawning in fishes.
UNIT-III
Population Dynamics- theory of fishing- unit stock- recruitment- mortality. Migration- fish tagging and marking. Marine fisheries of India- methods of fishery resources survey- acoustic method, survey of fish eggs and larvae, and analysis of population features.
UNIT-VI
Principal methods of exploitation of marine fishes- indigenous and modern crafts and gears. Principle methods of fish preservation and processing in India- freezing, canning, pickling, smoking – types of fish spoilage- causative factors.
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