Fisheries Management - NMU Bulletin

BI 441 Fisheries Management 4 cr.  (3-0-2)

• Offered: Winter semester of even years
• Prerequisites: BI 210 or BI 422, and MA 104 or MA 105 or MA 171, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2008 - 2009 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Concepts, applications and techniques for managing fisheries resources. Topics include basic fish anatomy and life-history characteristics, fishing technology, population dynamics, fisheries modeling, hatcheries and conservation issues. Emphasis is placed on the human-fishery resource interaction. Students read from primary literature and conduct fisheries-related research.