This course begins by looking at fisheries as a system consisting of societal, institutional and ecological elements. It continues with an examination of technological aspects including stock assessment and enhancement, harvest management and habitat protection. Students must also register in RRMT 237L, the mandatory lab component of this course. This is a second-year level course and expectations are set accordingly. Students are assumed to have taken other university-level courses in addition to the prerequisites.
Prerequisite: BIOL 101 or RRMT 121