Description

On completion of this Course students should be highly competent to understand the theory and practice of stock identification, growth, abundance, mortality, recruitment, and stock biomass.

Program

Fisheries Technology

Objectives

• A. Knowledge and UnderstandingrnAt the end of the course, students should be able to :rn1. Master the estimation of growth, abundance, mortality, recruitment, and stock biomass.rn2. Understand the concept of using different models in fish stock assessment according the type of the available data.rn3. Acquire knowledge of the biological aspects of aquatic organisms. B. Intellectual SkillsrnThe course provides students with:rn1. Using the biological and fishery data for producing results for stock assessment.rn2. The ability to analyze fisheries data and stock assessment results in a way to design fisheries management plans.rn3. Identification of the most convenient model to be used on the basis of the type of data.rn4. Assess data deficiencies and uncertainty. C. Professional and Practical skillsrnAt the end of the course, students should be able to :rn1. Explore data deficiencies and uncertainties.rn2. Knowledge on how to incorporate biological information in fisheries managementrn3. Demonstration of the use of tools and software programs that help understand and interpret fisheries and its related themes D. General and Transferable skillsrnAt the end of the course, students should be able to :rn1. Review and analyze of the major quantitative techniques available for assessing and predicting the status of fish populations.rn2. Work in groups.rn3. Identify knowledge gaps, innovation needs and opportunities