Fisheries ecology

Fakultet for biovitenskap, fiskeri og økonomi

This subject is obligatory in the Master's programme in International Fisheries Management". The course can also be taken as a singular course. Please contact Ane Marie Hektoen for more information.

This is an intermediate level course that demands previous knowledge of fish and fishery biology, including the utilization of basic assessment methods. Biological population management often relies on the utilization of data or models. We will make scenario forecasts, with basis on empirical and parametric information, and analyze the outcomes of different management decisions. In scenarios of increasing complexity we introduce critical issues such as fleet interaction, density-dependence, multispecies and ecosystem approaches. We address the increasing concern for the consequences of fishing and aquaculture on genetic resources of both target and accessory populations, communities and habitats. Attention is given to the conservation management of a wide range of aquatic organisms in temperate and tropical systems. In addition to general topics in aquaculture and fishery management, a range of new and controversial concerns is introduced: every year a new issue forms the basis for special lectures, seminars and a written assignment. Teaching is practical-oriented, with a number of computer labs, and supplemented, whenever possible, by excursions and fieldwork.

The objective of the course is to prepare students to 1) provide advice on population management in different settings, 2) articulate with other specialists in multi-disciplinary settings; increase their ability to 3) critically analyze new issues in fisheries and aquaculture management and 4) communicate in a scientific environment.

English

Lectures, seminars and labs.

Course work requirements: Participation in seminars and labs. Exam: Essay and written exam, 4 hours. Grad scale: A-F. A re-sit exam will be arranged for the written exam in the next semester. Participation in the written examination is conditional upon students having participated in seminars and labs.

Skriftlig eksamen: 20.05.2011
Oppgave:

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.

Skriftlig eksamen

BIO-2507 Fisheries Biology 2
BIO-2508 Aquaculture I 2

The readinglist is announced at the Classfronter.