CON-214 Fisheries Management

This course is designed for the second year Environmental Conservation student. Fisheries management stresses the relationship between humans, fish, and their environments. Students are introduced to the principles of fishery management including history, theory, and management strategies. The importance of habitat management, and population dynamics and their interactions is explored.

Credits

3

Department

• Environmental Conservation and Horticulture

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

• Fall

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CON 214: Fisheries Management

Department

Environmental Conservation and Horticulture

Course Description

This course is designed for the second year Environmental Conservation student. Fisheries management stresses the relationship between humans, fish, and their environments. Students are introduced to the principles of fishery management including history, theory, and management strategies. The importance of habitat management, and population dynamics and their interactions is explored.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

Lecture	3
Lab	0
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Fall

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Practice appropriate sampling methods for target species.
2. Discuss principles of fisheries management.
3. Interpret data from fish populations.
4. Develop a management plan for how humans, fish, and their environment interact as a fishery.

Topic Outline

1.  Fisheries management process
2. Fishery productivity
   1. Morphoedaphic index
3. Lake assessment sampling
4. Quantitative description of diet
   1. Field sampling
   2. Ivlev’s electivity index lab
5. Stream assessment Catch Rate Oriented Trout Stocking
   1. CROTS calculation
6. Estimating Population Size
7. Population structure
8. Age and Growth
9. Production, recruitment and yield