Introduction

HISTORY

Akdeniz University, Faculty of Fisheries, was established by the Council of Ministers Decision No. 98/11641 dated August 12, 1998. In accordance with Article 7/d-2 of Law No. 2547 on Higher Education, as amended by Law No. 2880, the Department of Basic Fisheries Sciences and Inland Waters Biology were established within our Faculty in 1999, and in 2000, the Departments of Aquaculture, Fisheries and Processing Technology, and Basic Fisheries Sciences, Marine Biology, Aquaculture, Diseases, Fishing Technology and Processing Technology were established. In the 2001 academic year, our Faculty started offering Master’s program in the Department of Fisheries Engineering, followed by the undergraduate program in the 2002-2003 academic year, and the doctoral program in 2005.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Our Faculty has moved to its new building with a closed area of 4600 m2, which was put into service in 2011, within the central campus. The central building of our Faculty includes 8 research laboratories, 1 aquarium unit, 2 aquaculture research and application units, 8 application laboratories, 1 conference hall, 13 undergraduate classrooms, and 2 graduate classrooms. With the research vessel named R/V AKDENİZ SU, which is 26.5 meters long and was acquired by our university at the end of 2007, the research and application facilities of the faculty have been enhanced. In addition, the planning works for the unit to be established in an area of 1702 m2 allocated to our Faculty in Beldibi, Kemer district, for the conduct of research and applied education are still ongoing.

OUR VISION

Our vision is to educate individuals who are competent, expert, creative, entrepreneurial, self-confident, and capable of producing solutions in the field of Fisheries Engineering, and to become a leading institution that conducts effective research and development (R&D) activities at the national and international level, producing knowledge in the field.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to contribute to the development of our country’s fisheries sector and the solution of its problems by:

Educating engineers and scientists who are competent in their profession, self-confident, and capable of problem-solving,

Developing and implementing new technologies in aquaculture and introducing new species that can be cultured to the industry,

Identifying the problems encountered in the fisheries sector and developing projects for their solutions,

Modernizing fishing tools and equipment used in fishing, updating existing methods for the development of national and regional fisheries within the scope of the European Union (EU) Common Fisheries Policy, and conducting research on the conservation of stocks,

Conducting research on the conservation of wetlands, determination of biodiversity, and ensuring the continuity of species,

Engaging in activities for the education of personnel working in the fisheries sector,

Generating projects and conducting scientific and sectoral research.