OCN 430 - Fisheries Oceanography

Class Hours: 3 Units: 3
General Education: Area B1 Physical Science
Prerequisite(s): OCN 100 and OCN 210
Introduction to fish biology, identification, systematics and classification, with an emphasis on commercially important species. basic physiology. Mechanisms of fish stock abundance and recruitment within an ecological context. Explore policy approaches and ecosystem-based resource management to sustainable fisheries practices.