Course Number: FT140
Course Title: Marine Resources Management and Financial Management for Small Scale Fishing

 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

General

This course is designed to provide the learner with the basic knowledge and skills regards fishing gear designs, fishing machineries and fishing instruments.

Specific
Students will be able to:

 1. Outline the main characteristics of fisheries resources.
 2. Describe fluctuation factors of stock biomass
 3. Describe the meaning of CPUE
 4. Outline stock biomass estimation methods.
 5. Describe fish age estimation methods.
 6. Describe the meaning of the Optimum yield.
 7. Describe several kinds of fisheries management methods
 8. Describe steps for feasibility studies in small scale fishing business.
 9. Describe some causes of fishing business failure.
10. List fishing business best practice.
11. Estimate fishing cost, expected incomes and profit.
12. Describe outline of fish market.
13. Describe importance of keeping fishing logbooks.