Fishing Technology Section

Head of Section: Prof. Dr. Okan AKYOL

The department of Fishing Technology consists of 10 professors, 6 associate professors, and 1 lecturer. Main topics of the department; commercial and recreational fishery, development of fishing gear and methods, selection of fishing gear, fish behavior, population dynamics and fish stocks assessment, artificial reef applications, capture-based aquaculture (i.e. tuna farming), acoustic telemetry, remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS), coastal fisheries and aquaculture interactions, lagoon fisheries and management, marine protected areas, interactions between fisheries and marine mammals, fishing vessels and equipment, fisheries cooperatives, fish wholesale markets and marketing, gender equality and fisheries, sustainable fisheries policies, fisheries economics, and management. In addition, scuba diving techniques (SCUBA, underwater photography, visual census, etc.) are used for both scientific and educational purposes. The Department of Fishing Technology provides education at the postgraduate (master's and doctorate) level, especially undergraduate education. In our Department, which aims to prioritize quality and student-oriented education in education, faculty members closely follow international scientific developments and transfer current knowledge to their students via synthesizing them with their experience in the field. In addition, as the applied science of Dept. Fishing Technology, laboratory applications of the courses are carried out at the Urla and Bornova Campuses of our Faculty, while marine studies are carried out in our research vessel in the Urla fishing port, and in our Homa Lagoon located in the Çamaltı Saltpan of our faculty; our students continue their hands-on education in connection with fishermen in fishermen's cooperatives, fish auctions, fish wholesale markets, and fishing ports.There are many projects (EU, TÜBİTAK, TAGEM, İZKA, BAP, etc.) that have been completed or ongoing since its establishment in the Department. Our department has also trained academicians for the Fishing Technology Departments of Fisheries Faculties of many universities in Türkiye and has made its mission to bring well-trained experts at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate levels to both the sector and the academic community. Fishing Technology Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Fisheries, to the preparation of commercial fisheries notification meetings, to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Central Union of Fisheries Cooperatives, to the Fisheries Specialization Commission established by the Ministry of Development for five-year development plans, to the participation of various institutions and non-governmental organizations. By sending members to fisheries advisory boards, it supports not only the development of the sector but also its management.Academicians of our department, who successfully establish and maintain their dialogue with the sector and society with an understanding of ethics and social responsibility, participate intensively in many national and international meetings, symposiums and workshops every year, while at the same time leading the organization of these meetings in our country. National and international book chapters and books written by our Department members, books published as editors attract attention in the sector, and articles published in prestigious international journals receive numerous citations. Similarly, our faculty members, who are on the editorial board of scientific journals in many national and international commissions, consider it their duty to present all their knowledge and experience for the benefit of our students' education and society.

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