Programme

Renewable Natural Resources / Aquaculture and Fisheries Management

Overview

Degree awarded:
  • M.Phil
  • M.Phil Aquaculture
  • M.Phil Inland and Costal Fisheries Management
  • M.Phil. Aquatic Environment Management & Toxicology
  • M.Phil. Fisheries Economics and Extension
  • M.Phil/Ph.D
  • M.Phil/Ph.D Aquaculture
  • M.Phil/Ph.D Aquatic Environment Management & Toxicology
  • M.Phil/Ph.D Fisheries Economics and Extension
  • M.Phil/Ph.D Inland and Costal Fisheries Management
  • M.Sc
  • M.Sc Aquaculture
  • M.Sc Aquatic Environment Management & Toxicology
  • M.Sc Fisheries Economics and Extension
  • M.Sc Fisheries Management (DAAD)
  • M.Sc Inland and Costal Fisheries Management
  • Ph.D
  • Ph.D Aquaculture
  • Ph.D Aquatic Environment Management and Toxicology
  • Ph.D Fisheries Economics and Extension
  • Ph.D Inland and Costal Fisheries Management
Programmes:
  • Master of Science in Aquaculture
  • Master of Science in Fisheries Economics and Extension
Field of interest:
  • Aquaculture
  • Aquaculture Engineering
  • Aquatic Environmental Management and Toxicology
  • Aquatic Environmental Management and Toxicologyagementn
  • Coastal and Inland Fisheries Managementn
  • Culture Systems
  • Fish Biodiversity Management
  • Fish Biology
  • Fish Biotechnology and Genetics
  • Fish Hatchery Management
  • Fish Marketing and Product Development
  • Fish Nutrition
  • Fish Post Harvest Technology and Food Safety
  • Fisheries Ecology
  • Fisheries Economics and Extension
  • Fisheries management
  • Fisheries Policy, Planning and Development
  • Fisheries Recreation
  • Gear Technology
  • Inland and Coastal Fisheries Management
  • Not Applicable
  • Oceanography and Deep Sea Fisheries Management
  • Water quality, Pollution and Toxicology
  • Wetland Fisheries Resources Management
Entry requirements:

    General Regulations Governing Admission to Higher Degree Programmes

    1. Candidates for admission to higher degree programmes shall normally be graduates of the University of Ibadan or other Universities/Institutions recognised by the Senate. Admission shall be made by the Postgraduate College on the recommendation of the appropriate Faculty Postgraduate Committee.
    2. Candidates without any previous higher degrees in the relevant discipline may be admitted only to either the Degree of Master or the Professional Degree of Master.
    3. Candidates with recognised “Research Higher” Degree in the relevant discipline may be admitted to the M.Phil or Ph.D. degree programmes as appropriate, on the recommendation of the appropriate Faculty Postgraduate Committee.
    4. A candidate admitted to the degree of Master of University of Ibadan who obtained a weighted average mark of 55.0 – 59.9%, or a CGPA of between 4.0 and 4.9 may be offered provisional admission to the M.Phil./Ph.D programmes. Such candidates shall be assessed within three semesters of full time and four semesters of part time registration for the M.Phil/Ph.D to Ph.D conversion. This shall also apply to students who graduated from other universities

    SPECIAL WAIVER FOR MATURED APPLICANTS

    1. All University of Ibadan graduates should be admitted to Postgraduate programme with the ordinary level criteria existing at the time their first admission. Candidate who did not fulfill the requirements as at the time of their admission are not eligible for consideration.
    2. Special consideration may be given to candidates, who obtained their first degree not less than 20 years from the time of seeking admission to any postgraduate programmes. Such candidates must have been found to possess special skills or abilities and professionally or academically engaged during the period of 20 years.
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The field of aquaculture and fishing teaches, everything needs knowing about raising and exploiting aquatic life. The field researches the biological mechanisms involved in fish farming techniques.  A postgraduate degree in aquaculture and fisheries fosters knowledge of the principles and practices of aquaculture in the areas of nutrition and water quality, reproduction and genetics, hatchery management, ecology and physiology, husbandry and production, health management and disease control, product quality, aquaculture system and technology, experimental design and statistics for biology, fisheries biology and management, and bio-business.

Fisheries and aquaculture have a real stake in providing the world's increasing population with food fish and protein. The need for sustainable practices and the education of upcoming fisheries and aquaculture scientists, culturists, and managers has been reinforced by the continuing decline in capture fisheries, the threat and unpredictability of climate change, the increasing global human population, and the environmental impact of aquaculture systems. This postgraduate degree program is intended to ensure that students are trained from the beginning stages to the stage of active engagement. It offers distinctive hands-on field and laboratory methods that are necessary for solving current issues in the industry.

The fundamentals of fisheries and aquaculture processes, including catch, processing, preservation, packaging, and marketing, will be covered with the students. The management of fish farms, pond construction and installation of culture enclosures, management of culture facilities, cage culture, hatchery management, captive breeding, fingerling production, aquarium design, ornamental fisheries, genetic engineering, production of natural food and feed, and integrated culture techniques for finfish and shellfish are additional topics that students will be instructed in. Additionally, creative research on fish reproductive biology that aims to increase Nigeria's possibilities for cultivable species will be encouraged.

Few/Some of the Course Content

 

AFM 728OCEANOGRAPHY AND DEEP SEA FISHERIES
AFM 727FISHERIES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
AFM 725ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN FISH NUTRITION
AFM 726AQUACULTURE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETICS
AFM 724ADVANCED HATCHERY MANAGEMENT AND FISH SEED PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
AFM 723AQUACULTURE ENGINEERING AND CULTURE FACILITIES DESIGN
AFM 722FISH HEALTH MANAGEMENT
AFM 721STATISTICAL METHODS IN AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT 
AFM 719FISHERIES EXTENSION
AFM 720RESEARCH PROJECT IN AQUACULTURE
AFM 718WATER QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MGTS
AFM 715ADVANCED TOPICS IN AQUACULTURE
AFM 716ADVANCED FISH POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGY
AFM 717FISHERIES ECONOMICS AND MARKETING
AFM 714FISHERIES DEVT. AND POLICY FORMULATION
AFM 729ADVANCE TECHNIQUES IN ORGANIC AQUACULTURE
AFM 712FISH CONSERVATION AND AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY
AFM 713ADVANCED FISHING GEAR TECHNOLOGY
AFM 711FISH POPULATION DYNAMICS
AFM 710AQUATIC ECOLOGY
AFM 700SPECIAL TOPICS IN AQUACULTURE

Entry Requirement

Facilities

Career Path

  1. Fish Farm Technician.
  2. Farm Manager.
  3. Saltwater Production Manager.
  4. Hatchery Technician.
  5. Hatchery Manager.
  6. Environmental and regulatory affairs manager.
  7. Fish health technician.
  8. Aquaculture engineer.
  9. Marine Biologist
  10. Environmental Scientist
  11. Fish Breeder.

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