James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2000

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MB5310:03

Tropical Fisheries Biology

Townsville

Prerequisites: Consult HOS

20 lectures, 10 seminars/workshops. February intensive mode.

Staff: Dr G Russ.

A two-week intensive subject on recent advances in fisheries science, with an emphasis on managed and exploited species in tropical marine waters. Developments in estimating age and growth, stock assessment, methods of management and single and multi-species fisheries models will be discussed.

Assessment by two project reports (scientific papers) and a project seminar.


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