Includes protein isolation and analysis, immunological techniques for analysis, and techniques of gene cloning and manipulation. May include workshops, seminars, field trips, special problems, independent study, etc. Course may be repeated when topics are different. Junior standing and permission of instructor. The production capacity for major marine resources is studied, along with recent changes in the Law of the Sea.
Students work in teams to conduct a detailed fish population study.
Laboratory work and related lecture sessions examine the theory and practice of population analysis and application to natural resource management. Candidates for this course must outline a research problem. Registration for credit can only be made after all supervisory and support requirements have been assured and the formal research plan is approved. Student studies a topic and effectively summarizes the available information in written and oral form. Presentation techniques are emphasized.