Specific

Students will be able to:

1. Describe basic principles of marine environment in the Pacific Islands
2. Describe the major marine resources species in tropics.
3. Describe the factors affecting fish behaviors
4. Describe major topics of basic Oceanography.
5. Describe basic components of fishing gear and fishing methods.
6. Outline current situation of fishing activities in the FSM
7. Describe the major factors in the formation of fishing grounds
8. Describe and demonstrate basic fish quality assessment and fish spoilage.
9. Describe and demonstrate basic traditional fish processing techniques.