FISHERIES LICENSURE EXAMINATION SYLLABUS

AQUACULTURE

1. Foundations of Aquaculture
a. Productivity
b. Carrying capacity
c. Nutrients and fertilizers
d. Fish growth and cost of production
e. Feeds and feeding
f. Water quality
g. Stock manipulation
h. Monoculture
i. Polyculture
j. Green Water
k. Biofilter

2. Freshwater Aquaculture
a. Tilapia culture
b. Catfish culture
c. Milkfish culture
d. Other freshwater organisms

3. Brackishwater Aquaculture
a. Milkfish culture in ponds
b. Tilapia culture in ponds
c. Penaeus monodon culture

4. Mariculture
a. Oysters
b. Mussels
c. Milkfish
d. Seaweeds

5. Aquaculture Engineering
a. Site selection
b. Pond design/engineering
c. Cage design/engineering
d. Pen design/engineering
e. Pond aeration
f. Water Recirculation
 6. Diseases
a. Parasite-caused disease
b. Bacterial diseaases
c. Viral diseases

7. Fish Genetics
a. Tilapia strain

CAPTURE FISHERIES

1. Fish Biology and Ecology

a. Fish taxonomy
b. Fish anatomy/morphology
c. Fish adaptation to environment
d. Fish physiology
e. Reproduction and early life history

2. Fishing gears/Fishing methods

a. Passive gears – hook and line, corrals, weirs, beach seine, otoshi-ami, lift nets, gill
nets, etc.
b. Active gears
i. Ring nets
ii. Trawls
iii. Seines
iv. Push nets
c. FADs (Payao)
d. Fish attraction/lure

3. Commercial Fisheries
a. Definition
b. Product
c. Major species caught
d. Fish stock situation

4. Municipal Fisheries
a. Definition
b. Production
c. Major Species caught
d. Fish stock situation
 5. Fisheries Management and Conservation
a. Environment profiling
i. Assessment of fish habitats
ii. Assessment of water quality and pollution sources
iii. Number of fishing boats (by types) and number of fisherfolks
b. Fish stock assessment
i. Stock assessment methods
ii. Fish population estimates
iii. Breeding season and growth rate
iv. Carrying capacity
c. Management and conservation measures
i. Fisheries laws
ii. Fishing pressure
iii. Fishing net meshes
iv. Close and open seasons
v. Fish sanctuaries/marine reserves
vi. Enforcement of regulations
vii. Licensing of fisherfolk
viii. Fish stocking
ix. Protective species
d. Monitoring, Control and Surveillance

6. Meteorology
a. Satellite weather report
b. Typhoons/cyclones
c. Monsoons
d. Clouds
e. Humidity
f. Barometric pressure
g. Red tides

POST-HARVEST FISHERIES SYLLABUS

1. Method of Fish Preservation/Processing

a. Handling of fresh (wet) aquatic products
i. Spoilage
ii. Cleanliness/sanitation
b. Curing of fish
i. Salting
ii. Drying
iii. Smoking
 c. Chilling
d. Freezing
e. Fermentation
f. Pickling/marinating
g. Minced fish processing
h. Canning
i. Use of additives

2. Processing of Other Aquatic Products

a. Seaweeds
b. Fish meal
c. Fish silage
d. Fish oils

3. Qualty Control of Fish and Fishery products

a. HACCP
b. Quality assessment and control
c. Quality assurance and inspection
d. Plant hygiene and manufacturing process

4. Packaging of Fishery Products

a. Packaging materials
b. Types of packaging
c. Eco-labeling

5. Marketing of Fish and Fishery products

a. Fresh (wet) fish
b. Processed products
c. Imports and exports

6. Waste Management in Processing Plant

AQUATIC RESOURCES AND ECOLOGY

1. Aquatic Resources (Freshwater and Marine)
a. Non-Fish aquatic resources of commercial value
i. Sponges
ii. Echnoderms – holuthurians, sea urchins, etc.
iii. Molluscs – bivalves and gastropods
iv. Corals and coral reefs
 v. Seaweeds and seagrasses
vi. Flowering plants
vii. Birds – ducks, migratory, birds, sea gulls, etc.
viii. Reptiles – snakes, crocodiles, turtles, etc.
ix. Mangroves and mangrove forests/swamps
x. Deep sea resources
xi. Mammals
b. Production and Other Statistics
c. Biology of Non-fish Aquatic Resources
i. Distribution and taxonomy
ii. Life cycle
iii. Community relationships
iv. Reproduction and recruitment
v. Ecological Adaptations and Contribution to Ecology
vi. Threatened species
vii.
2. Fish Habitats and Rehabilitation
a. Coral reefs
i. Coral reef zonation
ii. Laws and regulations
iii. Conservation and management
b. Mangrove/nipa swamps
i. Laws and regulations
ii. Conservation and management
c. Seagrass beds
i. Laws and regulations
ii. Conservation and management
d. Marine Parks/Sanctuaries
e. Artificial reefs and sea ranching

3. Aquatic Ecology
a. Oceanography/ Limnology
i. Biological
ii. Chemical
iii. Physical
b. Primary production and trophic levels
c. Types and characteristics of aquatic environment
i. Fresh water – lakes, rivers, ponds, reservoirs, marshes
ii. Estuary or brackishwater –rivers, lagoons, swamps
iii. Marine – coastal and oceanic