Fisheries Oceanography (3 credits) combines the disciplines of physical oceanography, biological oceanography and fisheries science to understand how environmental variability, ecosystems and humans influence harvested fish and shellfish populations. This course explores physical-biological interactions from small-scale processes that influence individual larvae to basin-scale oscillations in climate that shift ecosystems. Case studies of physical systems and fisheries from around the globe will be used to illustrate fundamental concepts in Fisheries Oceanography and help students develop a systematic approach for understanding, and predicting, how organisms respond to environmental and human perturbations. Emphasis will be placed on understanding and using quantitative tools that are fundamental to the discipline.