Fisheries Biology (BIO 458) - Fall 2009

Syllabus and course outline

Research paper instructions

Library guide for research papers

Useful websites for your research paper:

NOAA Fisheries

North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Some suggested species for your research papers:

Alaskan king crab                                 Cobia                                                   Red drum                                 Spiny dogfish

Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon             Dolphin (Mahi mahi)                             Red porgy                                Spot

Atlantic cod                                          Eastern oyster                                       Red snapper                             Spotted sea trout

Atlantic croaker                                    Groupers (Gag, Red, and Snowy)         River herring                             Striped bass           

Atlantic menhaden                                King mackerel                                      Rockfishes (California)              Striped mullet

Black sea bass                                      New Zealand rock lobster                    Shrimp                                     Summer flounder

Blue crab                                              Orange roughy                                      Sockeye salmon                       Walleye pollock

Bluefin tuna                                           Pacific halibut                                       Southern bluefin tuna                 Yellowfin tuna     

Bluefish                                                Patagonian toothfish                              Southern flounder        

Coastal sharks                                      Peruvian anchovy                                  Spanish mackerel

 

Assigned Readings from the primary literature

 

 

Assigned Exercises

Calculating fishery parameters (F, A, S, Z, etc.).doc

 

Lecture outlines

Lecture 1 outline - Introduction to fisheries biology

Lecture 2 outline - Fishing methods and gear

Lecture 3 outline - Fishery resources

Lecture 4 outline - Production processes

Lecture 5 outline - Life history variation

Lecture 6 outline - Age and growth

Lecture 7 outline - Mortality

Lecture 8 outline - Reproduction

Lecture 9 outline - Estimating abundance

Lecture 10 outline - Stock-recruit relationships

Lecture 11 outline - Surplus production models

Lecture 12 outline - Dynamic pool models

Lecture 13 outline - Cohort models

Lecture 14 outline -Fishery management