Aims and Objectives

• the importance of fisheries in the socio-economic development of West Africa
• skills in fish farming
• basic entrepreneurial skills in fisheries-related vocations
• the effects of water pollution on fishery resources
• fish preservation and processing techniques

Scheme of Examination

There will be three papers, Papers 1, 2 and 3, all of which must be taken.  Papers 1 and 2 will be a composite paper to be taken at one sitting.

PAPER 1:       Will consist of forty multiple choice objective questions, all of which should be answered within 40 minutes for 40 marks.

PAPER 2:       Will consist of six essay questions.  Candidates will be required to

Answer four questions within 2 hours for 80 marks.

PAPER 3: This will be a practical paper for school candidates and an alternative to a practical work paper for private candidates. Each version of the paper will consist of four questions, all of which should be answered within 1½ hours for 60 marks.

REQUIREMENTS

• Schools offering Fisheries must have at least a small glass/plastic tank/aquarium and a fish pond/concrete tank.
• The study should be supplemented by visits to well-established fish farms, fisheries research institutions, fishing companies and other institutions related to fisheries.
• It is recommended that candidates keep practical notebooks which should contain records of activities based on laboratory and individual observations carried out in glass tanks/aquaria and fish farms, field trips and also records of specimens collected.
• Schools should prepare an album of fishery organisms, fishing gear and craft and different fish-rearing facilities and equipment for teaching purposes.

Detailed Fisheries (Alternative B) Syllabus