Fisheries and Aquaculture

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course discusses fisheries and aquaculture in global, Canadian, and Atlantic Canadian contexts. We will examine what makes a ‘good’ commercial species, an overview of world fisheries (marine, freshwater, and aquaculture), population dynamics, stock assessment, socioeconomic considerations, how management makes decisions and the relevant laws in Canada, and what the environmental and ecological impacts of fisheries are (e.g. bycatch, overfishing, habitat damage). Cross-listed as AQUA 340. Prerequisite: AQUA 101 and 102, or BIOL 203, or permission of the instructor. Three credits, lab and field trips. Offered in alternate years; not offered 2026-2027.