{"id":9409,"date":"2016-02-12T15:25:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T23:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlmlblog.wordpress.com\/?p=9409"},"modified":"2020-10-23T11:57:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T18:57:56","slug":"fisheries-course-navigates-students-through-the-rocky-seas-of-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2016\/02\/12\/fisheries-course-navigates-students-through-the-rocky-seas-of-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Fisheries Course Navigates Students Through the Rocky Seas of Management"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By June Shrestha<\/a>, Ichthyology Lab<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"Exploited<\/p>\n

Understanding how people use the ocean and its resources is not straightforward. Some fish for a job. Some fish for fun. Some don\u2019t fish at all and use the waters for recreation, tourism, or science. How can we manage the ocean when so many different groups (stakeholders) have different needs and wants?<\/p>\n

Last semester, students explored these issues in the Fisheries Biology and Resource Management seminar course taught by Dr. Scott Hamilton (Ichthyology<\/a>) and Dr. Rick Starr (Fisheries and Conservation Biology<\/a>).\u00a0We learned that many fisheries around the world are overexploited, such as the decline of Nassau Grouper in the Bahamas, Common Thresher sharks around the world, and the Brown Sea Cucumber in the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands.<\/p>\n

However, not all is \u201cdoom and gloom\u201d \u2013 success stories in fisheries management do exist.<\/span> The Orange Roughy in Australia is thought to be in recovery, and some studies suggest that globally, more fisheries are recovering from overexploitation.<\/p>\n

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The class featured discussions with weekly speakers, in-depth presentations from each of us on a fishery of our choice, and even a field trip to a Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Sacramento. For me, the seminar speakers were the real highlight of the course. We heard from experts in stock assessment, management, fishing, and conservation working as scientists, managers, environmental lawyers, and entrepreneurs. I learned that jobs in this field are more diverse than I initially realized, and the speakers provided an excellent opportunity to think about potential career paths outside of academia.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s what other students had to say:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Victoria\"Since many of our speakers were past MLML students sharing their current involvement in fishery issues, this made the course feel more like a window into our career futures!\"<\/p>\n

\u2013 Vicky Vasquez<\/a>, Pacific Shark Research Center<\/p>\n

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\"Student\u201cI thoroughly enjoyed the fisheries course at MLML. It was an extremely enriching class that gave me insight into multiple complex components of fisheries and fisheries management. As a first year fisheries student, the presentation and paper of a specific fishery was particularly helpful\u2026 and helped spark ideas for potential thesis topics.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Bonnie Brown<\/a>, Fisheries and Conservation Biology Lab<\/p>\n

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f\"Student<\/span>\"A seminar class on steroids.\"<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2013 Christian Denney<\/a>, Fisheries and Conservation Biology Lab<\/p>\n

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The 2015 Fisheries Biology and Resource Management seminar class provided an excellent opportunity for us to learn of the complexities in this field, and real-world application of management principles. The course is only offered every few years,\u00a0so if any future students are reading this blog post, I recommend taking it if you can!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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