ENS 335 Fisheries Science and Management

Fisheries is an upper division environmental studies course designed to introduce students to field and analytical methods used in fisheries science. We will explore mathematical models such as population models, model parameter estimation, computer-intensive models, randomization test, statistical bootstrap methods, and characterization of uncertainty. We will collect class data on fisheries in Hillsborough River and Plant Creek Stream using minnow traps, pinfish traps, and seines. Students will construct age and growth models, and stock recruitment relationships needed for writing a stock assessment.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Completion of ENS 198, ENS 199, and either MAT 170 or MAT 260 all with a C or better.

Offered

spring semester