Emphasis is on the complexity of organismal-environmental interaction of the plankton, the transfer of organic matter between trophic levels and nutrient cycles. Laboratory includes methods of sampling, shipboard techniques, identification of the plankton, and current analytical techniques. An introduction to fishery biology, including the concepts, stock, recruitment and yield emphasizing the parameters abundance, age, growth and mortality. Discussion of hydrography and fishery ecology, management problems, world fisheries and mariculture, and collection and analysis of fishery data. Topic to be specified in Class Schedule.
Topics vary depending on student demand and availability of instructors.
Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Study of a selected area in oceanography. Topics vary depending on student demand and availability of instructors. Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Study of a selected area in marine sciences.