Principles and concepts of population dynamics related to fish; methods of estimating abundance, mortality, recruitment and sustainable harvest levels; introduction to models for population analysis with emphasis on stock assessments and quantitative fisheries; basic computer programming to explore population behavior and interactions. Prerequisites: MATH 142, MATH 147, or MATH 151; MARB 311 or approval of instructor Credits 4. 3 Lecture Hours. 3 Lab Hours.
Principles and concepts of population dynamics related to fish; methods of estimating abundance, mortality, recruitment and sustainable harvest levels; introduction to models for population analysis with emphasis on stock assessments and quantitative fisheries; basic computer programming to explore population behavior and interactions. Prerequisites: MATH 142, MATH 147, or MATH 151; MARB 311 or approval of instructor Credits 4. 3 Lecture Hours. 3 Lab Hours.
