FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

THIS IS FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE TEXTBOOK FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

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