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Study Units

The following table presents the study units contained in this course

which is expected to be covered in 12 weeks:

Module 1

Unit 1 Present Status of Fisheries in Nigeria

Unit 2 Morphology and Basic Structure of Fishes

Unit 3 Morphology and Basic Structure of Fishes

Unit 4 Adaptation of Organisms to Aquatic Life and Evolution

Unit 5 Fundamental Principles of Fish Production and

Management

Module 2

Unit 1 Ways of Ensuring Sustainable Fish Production in Nigeria

Unit 2 Fishery Biodiversity Conservation

Unit 3 Water Quality Management in Aquaculture

Unit 4 Understanding Fish Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding

Unit 5 Fish Diseases and Management

Module 3

Unit 1 Post Harvest Handling of Fish and Marketing

Unit 2 General Knowledge and Fisheries Management

Unit 3 Wildlife Management in Nigeria

Unit 4 Principles of Wildlife Management

Unit 5 Orders of Nigerian Mammals

Module 4

Unit 1 Order Rodentia

Unit 2 Order Carnivora and Perissodactyla

Unit 3 Order Artiodactyla

Unit 4 Primates and Proboscidea

Unit 5 Insectivora, Chiroptera, Pholidota, Lagomorpha, Reptiles

and Birds