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Course BIO334

Stock Monitoring

Course offered :

Number of credits 5
Course offered (semester) Spring
Subject overlap MAR334; 5 stp
Schedule Schedule
Reading list Reading list

Language of Instruction

English

Pre-requirements

Compulsory parts of bachelor in biology

Learning Outcomes

The course aims to give the students an insight into the methods for the monitoring of fish stocks.

Contact Information

studie@bio.uib.no

Course offered (semester)

Spring

Language of Instruction

English

Aim and Content

The course describes available methods for monotoring population structure and abundance og fish stocks with emphasize on relative and absolute abundance estimation.It deals with trawl survey methods, egg and larvae survey methods, acoustic survey methods and tagging methods. Principles for using sampling design in surveys are given.

Learning Outcomes

The course aims to give the students an insight into the methods for the monitoring of fish stocks.

Pre-requirements

Compulsory parts of bachelor in biology

Recommended previous knowledge

Compulsory parts of Bachelor in Biology as well as background in mathematics and statistics

Compulsory Requirements

Demonstrations

Assessment methods

Oral exam

Grading Scale

The grading scale used is A to F. Grade A is the highest passing grade in the grading scale, grade F is a fail.

Contact Information

studie@bio.uib.no