3.00 Credits
This course will cover theoretical and applied conservation and management issues relating to the ecology and regulation of fish populations and assemblages. Topics will include the abiotic (physical, chemical) and biotic (predation, competition) interactions facing fishes and how these interactions may be affected by humans, as well as how humans can manage these interactions to conserve and sustain fish populations and assemblages.(RE) Prerequisite(s): Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries 317, Forestry 215, or Biology 260.