Topics such as swimming, osmoregulation, respiration, food choice and digestion, reproduction and life strategies are discussed. This course is intended for students with a prior background in biology and ecology. Topics covered are microeconomic theory, national accounting concepts, macroeconomic theory, and basic principles of accounting and investment. The theme of this course is fisheries biology, focussing on methods for calculating the catch potential of fish stocks. This is an intermediate course in fisheries biology.
Special attention is given to fisheries and ecology in tempered and tropical waters.
Bio-economic theory is used in the analysis of selected fisheries, both nationally controlled and those in which two or more countries are involved. This course is an introduction to the problems and prospects of fisheries development. We start by focusing on the basis of modern fisheries resource management. The course then moves on to the challenge of implementing modern fisheries management institutions in developing countries. The course covers statistical theory and the analysis of biological and economic data.