0 or 2 credits
Spring 2025 Lecture Laboratory Upper Division
This course presents an introduction to laboratory and field sampling methods used in aquaculture, limnology, and fisheries biology. The course emphasizes the proper care and use of laboratory equipment and field sampling gears, as well as the analyses and reporting of fisheries and aquatic sciences data.
Learning Outcomes1Apply principles and techniques associated with hatchery and freshwater and marine fish culture systems and assessment of fish health, fish diet and age, physical habitat, water quality and fish populations in lentic and lotic environments.
2Assess aquatic resources, including data analysis, reporting, and decision-making as it pertains to the sampling and management of fish culture systems and aquatic ecosystems.
3Advance critical thinking and written and oral communication, and professional skills relative to fisheries and aquatic science sampling considerations and issues.
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