NTRES 4110 - [Quantitative Ecology and Management of Fisheries Resources]

Spring. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: NTRES 3130 recommended or permission of instructor. Next offered 2014-2015. (Offered alternate years)

P. J. Sullivan.

Examines the dynamics of marine and freshwater fisheries resources with a view toward observation, analysis, and decision making within a quantitative framework.

Outcome 1: Students will be able to construct nonlinear estimation models applied to the processes of growth, reproduction, survivorship, and movement.

Outcome 2: Students will be able quantitatively characterize marine and freshwater fishery population dynamics.

Outcome 3: Students will be able to assess the status of fishery populations and aquatic communities.

Outcome 4: Students will be able to identify the major trends in the science of population assessment and fisheries management.

Outcome 5: Students will be able to determine what it means to be sustainable and how difficult it is to maintain sustainable ecological processes.

Outcome 6: Students will be able to effectively communicate quantitative scientific information concerning wise management practices.