TEACHING AND LEARNING SUSTAINABILITY IN FISHERIES IN LAKE ECOSYSTEMS USING ICT-BASED SYSTEMS

This paper describes the development of an ICT-based learning system that enhances the training in the sustainable fishery of lake systems. The pilot version refers to the environmental perceptive lake ecosystem in Central Macedonia (Greece), the lake Volvi. Fishery constitutes a major economic type of the exploitation of this type of ecosystems that faces favourable challenges, well adapted with their sensitive environment. Necessary data to implement the learning system were retrieved from scientific references and programs. The collected material in type of texts, photo-galleries and videos was digitised aiming to be integrated in the multimedia project. The software used for the creation of the learning system was Macromedia Studio MX 2004, PhotoShop 6.0, and Nero. The system constitutes a virtual learning environment for internet-based training, in an user-friendly interactive environments while it can also be available in CD-ROM. Wide users-groups can retrieve information on the lake ecosystems such as flora, fauna, fish fauna, fisheries, human interventions and activities for environment protection and rehabilitation, aiming to their sustainable management and development. This teaching and learning system constitutes a useful tool for life-long learning of fishermen according to the EU directives and authorities concerning environmental friendly fishery management, protection, research, environmental, education and management projects.