Module 3 Overview
The Big Picture for the Module
- Conservation of fisheries - how could this or would this be implemented? Laws and Policies!
- Think about fisheries management through the lenses of population sustainability and habitat restoration and conservation
- Learn about Renewable Resource Management Solutions - habitat protection
- Deep dive into the reality of sustainable fisheries across scales - small - local -artisanal to mega - global - international
Your Learning Activities
- Demonstrate understanding of different types of fishery data collected to develop fish management practices
- Demonstrate understanding of basic Population Dynamics Models
- Demonstrate understanding of how to apply stock assessment models to data
- Evaluate how management and/or conservation practices are meeting management goals
- Applied understanding of how to apply stock assessment models to data
- Applied evaluation how management and/or conservation practices are meeting management goals
- Interview a fisheries professional currently employed in the field and expand your professional network
Big Picture for the Week
Conservation of fisheries - how could this or would this be implemented? Laws and Policies
Your Learning Activities
- Module III Overview: What defines fisheries conservation?
- Thinking like Alasdair Harris - Is this a Possibility? Discussion
- Discuss Basic Population Dynamic Models
- Discuss Laws and Policies
Assignments & Due Dates
ROL_11 due March 19, 23:59 hrs
Preparation for This and Next Week
(Reminder: this video was listed in the Module II, Week 8 tab. Due 19 March 2023 23:59 hrs)
How a handful of fishing villages sparked a marine conservation revolution (Prep for M III)
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(Due 26 March 2023 23:59 hrs)
Deliverable II: Module 2: Fisheries Management Success - Synthesis
Deliverable II: Module 2: Fisheries Management Failure - Synthesis
A10: Week 11 Preparation article: Kocik et all, 2022 Download Kocik et all, 2022
ROL_12 due March 26, 23:59 hrs
A:11 Guest Lecturer; 3 Questions
Watch: Fishermen Explain: The Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) is Vital
Redwoods Rising stream restoration creates ideal habitat for salmon (2:35)
Trinity River Restoration Program Overview
How Los Angeles is Restoring its Ancient River System into an Urban Green Oasis
Big Picture for the Week
Think about fisheries management through the lenses of population sustainability and habitat restoration and conservation
Your Learning Activities
- Demonstrate understanding of how to apply stock assessment models to data
- Research the guest lecturer, Chris Ramsey, Senior Scientist, California Department of Fish & Wildlife
- Develop three questions for the guest lecturer
- Discuss RAD conservation strategies
Assignments & Due Dates
ROL_12 Habitat Restoration due March 26, 23:59 hrs
Preparation for Next Week
A12: Week 12 Preparation article: Chen & Lopez-Carr, 2015 Download Chen & Lopez-Carr, 2015
A13: Guest Lecturer; 3 Questions
10th Annual World Ocean Summit & Expo - March 2023 (46:00)
Marine protected areas (MPAs): addressing climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution
Big Picture for the Week
Learn about Renewable Resource Management Solutions - habitat protection (ESA, CWA, NEPA, MPAs and MLPA),
Your Learning Activities
- Learn about laws and policies protecting fish, and aquatic habitats
- Evaluate how management and/or conservation practices are meeting management goals
- Research the guest lecturer, Dawn Hayes, Deputy Superintendent, Program Operations Coordinator, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Develop three questions for the guest lecturer
- Demonstrate understanding of how the Fishbank simulation works and develop team strategies to win next week
- Discuss RAD conservation strategies in light of fisheries and climate change
Assignments & Due Dates
ROL_14 due April 9, 23:59 hrs
Preparation for Next Week
A14: Week 13 Preparation - Fishbanks Simulation Game Instructions
A15: Week 13 Preparation - Fishbanks Simulation Strategies by MIT students
The following nine videos are relevant to Deliverable III: Fishbanks Simulation Strategies
Charagach:
Sarbria Rashid Chowdhury:
Asif Arifin:
Chowdhury Wafee Daraiat:
Sami Shier:
Safkat-ul Islam: (go ahead and click the Watch on YouTube link below)
Taysir Ahmed Saeed
Saiful Islam Shishir
Sami Haque
Big Picture for the Week
Deep dive into the reality of sustainable fisheries across scales - small - local -artisanal to mega - global - international using FishBank
Your Learning Activities
- Fishbanks: Renewable Resource Management Simulation (play Monday and Wednesday, Friday is debrief)
- Applied understanding of how to apply stock assessment models to data
- Applied evaluation how management and/or conservation practices are meeting management goals
Assignments & Due Dates
ROL_15 due April 16, 23:59 hrs
A16: Deliverable IV Preparation
Preparation for Next Week
A17: Week 14 Preparation article: Rogers-Bennet et al., 2022 Download Rogers-Bennet et al., 2022