3523.08 - Fish Biology

3523.08

Fish Biology

7.5

To give an overview of the main Faroese profession - fisheries. The course will involve ecology and population estimation of the common fish species around the Faroes.

The courses consist of two main subjects: Fish ecology and assessment. 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.

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.

Accept of presentation. 3 hours written examination without helping material. Delivery of stock assessment report, which will be weighted as 25 % of the examination. The 13-grade scale is used.

Eyðfinn Magnussen