This course covers principles and methods used in studying the biology of fishes, ecological requirements of freshwater and anadromous fishes, and principles and practices in sport fishery management.
 
Goals for this class:
Undergraduates:

1. Calculate fecundity, age at maturity and stock-recruitment relationships and analyze fishery data to estimate growth rates, mortality rates, and generate population size estimates using standard fisheries techniques
2. Explain the purpose of conducting biological assessments of fish populations
3. Assess freshwater and marine habitat as it relates to managing healthy fisheries
4. Apply knowledge of species-specific life history and behavior information as related to more effective management of fisheries
5. Read and evaluate a scientific articles related to fishery biology, and compare different viewpoints relating to fishery biology.
6. Collaborate with other students to produce a group writing project.

 
To fulfill the Writing Intensive Course requirements, students will:

1. Develop and articulate content knowledge and critical thinking in the discipline through frequent practice of informal and formal writing. This is accomplished through the weekly reading of a scientific journal article, the formal summarization of and informal discussion of the contents. Critical thinking is required in some ways for all writing assignments, but is particularly developed and articulated through biweekly synthesis, which engage the juxtaposition of opposing contemporary views of controversial fisheries topics and through the marine group

In addition to the above outcomes, graduate students will be able to:

1. Manage an assessment team directed at developing ecosystem-based fishery management strategies.
2. Synthesize and edit multiple components of an ecosystem-based management plan, and complete a final, cohesive management document.