Fisheries, Biodiversity and Resource management - Study line
Fisheries, Biodiversity, and Resource Management study line
Fishing is one of the most important human activities influencing aquatic ecosystems. In the fisheries study line you will gain a profound understanding of how fish stocks can be managed to achieve the maximum sustainable yield without serious ecological side effects. The study line covers the sustainable exploitation of aquatic living resources and provides the student with an understanding of government policy within aquatic ecosystem-based management and conservation of biodiversity. These are correlated with climate change and societal needs. The study line provides an overall coverage of population dynamics, growth and genetics of exploited fish stocks, and how these are affected by fishing pressures and environmental change, assessment of standing biomass of fish and shellfish stocks and their productivity, and the potential for exploitation in accordance with international standards, including regulatory tools to ensure sustainability. Students must be able to provide scientific advice on fisheries, environmental impact and biodiversity conservation in an interdisciplinary context. The study line is centered on fisheries, sustainability, and conservation of aquatic ecosystems through the design and application of models, and the development of technical solutions.
To obtain the study line in Fisheries, Biodiversity, and Ressource Management the following courses are mandatory:
The schedule below is a suggestion as to how your study plan might look with a specialisation in aquaculture
25318 | Management, biodiversity, and conservation of aquatic ecosystems | 5 | point | Autumn E5B (Wed 13-17) |
25349 | Applied Fisheries Ecology | 5 | point | Spring F5B (Wed 13-17) |
and 15 ECTS must be chosen among the following courses:
25313 | Genetic methods in fisheries and aquatic biodiversity conservation | 5 | point | June |
25320 | Recreational fishing; Biological impacts, management and human dimensions | 5 | point | July |
25335 | Sustainability of Fish Capture Methods | 5 | point | Spring F3A (Tues 8-12) and Spring F2B (Thurs 8-12) |
25336 | Fish Capture Technology | 5 | point | August |
25342 | Evidence Based Advice for Aquatic Management | 5 | point | Autumn E4A (Tues 13-17) |
25343 | Quantitative Modelling of Natural Resources | 5 | point | Spring F1B (Thurs 13-17) |
Introduction to aquatic ecosystems and... Introduction to aquatic ecosystems and their organisms
Introduction to modelling observations... Introduction to modelling observations of natural resources
Management, biodiversity, and... Management, biodiversity, and conservation of aquatic ecosystems
Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical... Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical Foundation)
Genetic methods in fisheries and aquatic... Genetic methods in fisheries and aquatic biodiversity conservation
Recreational fishing; Biological... Recreational fishing; Biological impacts, management and human dimensions
Industry project
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