I.      Text:  
There is no required text.  Readings will be assigned in class. Copies of reading material will come from readily available
journals, and from some books, and reports. These materials will be available in the library, and on the web for the class.

II.    Course Objectives:

Explore historical and contemporary topics in the management of marine and freshwater fish and shellfish populations of the world, including aspects of biology, sociology and policy.

Students will become familiar with institutions that manage fisheries, the types of data available and models and approaches used in fisheries management, and policy setting.  

To increase the students understanding of the links between management and ecology.

III.   Goal:

Help students explore the roles of a natural resource professional.

Culture an understanding in students of the complexity of natural resource management and science.  

Increase the student's familiarity and ability to use some of the variety of tools and techniques available  for use in natural resource / fisheries management. 

IV.    General Class Procedures
 We plan a compressed video link to Boise. 

          Topics for each class session will be presented as lectures with discussions.  When possible, handouts will be distributed in advance on the web.  Take home exercises will be assigned to for student completion and discussion in class.  Students will be expected to come to class prepared to discuss reading materials and present answers to homework problems with appropriate visual aids.  Current events will be discussed in the context of the course objectives. 

V.      Exams and Grading
Grades will be based on preparedness and participation in group discussions of readings and problems (20%), quality of take home projects (30%), presentation and preparation of congressional briefing (30%) and the final exam (20%).

V.     Course Topics
This list of topics will be covered, but does not represent all that will be covered in the class. 

VI.    Early Final Exam Exercise

          This exercise is guidance for your personal or group study of some of the key issues in fisheries management that should be learned in this class.  I would anticipate by the end of the class you would be able to discuss these topics in detail. This list does not provide the only topics that we will address.

  VII.      Schedule