3871.03 - Fish Biology
Course number
3871.03
Title
Fish Biology
ECTS
6
Purpose
4 hours written examination with helping material. The 13-grade scale is used. Delivery of stock assessment report, which will be weighted as 25 % of the examination. Accept of presentation.
Content
Fish ecology: Taxonomy, feeding, bioenergetics, distribution, growth, reproduction, life-history strategies and fish communities. Assessment: General fish population estimation, including data collection, production models, parameter estimation and yield per recruit. The students will carry out a stock assessment on a given species. The results will be presented in a report, which is part of the evaluation.
Learning and teaching approaches
45 hour lectures. Carry out a stock assessment on a given species. Search scientific papers on central subjects for fishery biology, to be presented later. One week cruise by research ship.
Assessment method
4 hours written examination with helping material. The 13-grade scale is used. Delivery of stock assessment report, which will be weighted as 25 % of the examination. Accept of presentation.