Fishery management relies on a quantitative understanding of population dynamics and the effects of exploitation on marine resources. This course will focus on developing students’ quantitative and modeling skills, including understanding of population dynamics and responses of populations to exploitation and management actions. The course will cover population models of production, mortality, stock and recruitment, age and growth, and harvesting, and methods for using these models to provide management advice. Particular attention will be paid to assumptions and data requirements of models. Additionally, the course will have a component of statistical model fitting and simulation.
- Course creator: Michael Wilberg
- Teacher: Maya Drzewicki