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Fisheries
courses
are
offered
at
both
the
Fairbanks
Campus
and
at
the
UAF
Juneau
Center,
School
of
Fisheries
and
Ocean
Science.
Those
offered
only
at
Fairbanks
are
identified
by
the
initial
F
following
the
course
number.
Courses
offered
only
at
Juneau
are
identified
by
the
initial
J
following
the
course
number.
The
frequency
of
offering
is
identified
by
location
for
those
courses
offered
at
both
Fairbanks
and
Juneau.
FISH
101
(3
Credits)
Fairbanks,
Spring
Introduction
to
Fisheries
(3+0)
Juneau,
Alternate
Fall
A
survey
of
the
values,
habitats,
biology,
ecology
and
management
of
fishes
with
particular
reference
to
Alaskan
fisheries
and
issues.
FISH
261-F
(3
Credits)
Fall
Introduction
to
Seafood
Science
and
Nutrition
(3+0)
Application
of
scientific
and
engineering
principles
in
the
harvesting,
processing,
preservation
and
marketing
of
Alaska's
rich
fisheries
resources.
For
sophomore-level
natural
sciences/environmental
studies
students.
(Prerequisites:
CHEM
105
or
BIOL
105X
or
permission
of
instructor.)
FISH
336-J
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Introduction
to
Aquaculture
(3+0)
Alaska's
aquaculture
industries,
salmon
ocean
ranching,
shellfish
mariculture,
and
kelp
mariculture
contribute
to
the
world's
increasingly
important
aquaculture
production.
Survey
of
worldwide
production,
introduction
to
production
systems
and
familiarization
with
Alaskan
systems.
Team
taught
by
SFOS
specialists
and
featuring
invited
lecturers,
laboratory
demonstrations
and
field
trips.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
106X.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
FISH
380W,O
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Marine
Fishes
of
Alaska
(2+3)
(Cross-listed
with
BIOL
380W,O)
Taxonomy,
recognition,
distribution,
life
history
and
ecological
relationships
of
marine
fishes
of
Alaska
will
be
studied.
Life
history
traits
that
make
species
susceptible
to
commercial
exploitation,
changes
in
climate,
ocean
circulation
or
pollution
will
be
emphasized.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
106X;
COMM
131X
or
141X;
and
ENGL
111X.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
FISH
381
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Biology
of
Commercially
Important
Salmonid
Fishes
(3+0)
Biology,
life
history
and
ecology
of
economically
valuable
salmonids.
Management
of
salmonid
fisheries.
(Prerequisite:
BIOL
106X.)
FISH
382
(4
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Biology
of
Commercially
Important
Marine
Fishes
(3+0)
Review
of
the
major
marine
fish
resources
of
Alaska.
Taxonomy,
distribution,
life
history
and
ecological
relationships
of
marine
fishes,
with
emphasis
on
demersal
fishes,
early
life
history
and
the
effects
of
fisheries
on
stocks.
(Prerequisite:
BIOL
106X.)
FISH
383
(4
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Biology
of
Commercially
Important
Invertebrates
(3+3)
Topics
include
the
taxonomy,
morphology,
physiology
and
ecology
of
commercially
important
invertebrates.
History
of
the
management
and
fishery
for
the
major
species
presented.
Emphasis
on
Alaskan
species.
(Prerequisite:
BIOL
106X.)
FISH
384
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Freshwater
Fishes
of
Alaska
(2+3)
(Cross-listed
with
BIOL
384)
Life
histories
of
Alaskan
freshwater
fish
emphasizing
species
sought
by
fishermen.
Reproduction,
age,
growth,
migration,
food,
interrelationships
and
habitat
requirements.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
106X.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
FISH
388
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Marine
and
Freshwater
Fishes
of
Alaska
(3+0)
n
(Cross-listed
with
BIOL
388)
Biology
of
the
marine
and
freshwater
fishes
of
Alaska
including
their
evolutionary
relationships,
biogeography,
life-history,
ecology,
behavior,
and
importance
to
people.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X
and
106X
or
permission
of
instructor.)
FISH
400W
(3
Credits)
Spring
Fisheries
Science
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
NRM
400W)
The
subject
of
fishery
science
is
reviewed
to
reflect
the
emerging
concept
of
a
study
area
integrated
over
a
broad
sweep
of
disciplines:
oceanography,
limnology,
marine
biology,
fish
population
dynamics,
aquaculture,
economics,
processing,
product
quality
and
development
and
marketing.
Demonstrates
how
such
different
subjects
have
feedback
loops
to
one
another
and
stresses
the
science
fundamentals
involved.
(Prerequisites:
ENGL
111X
and
one
200-level
biology
class.
Co-requisite:
STAT
200
[STAT
373-J].)
FISH
401W,O/2
(3
Credits)
Fairbanks,
Fall
Fisheries
Management
(3+0)
Juneau,
Alternate
Fall
(Cross-listed
with
NRM
401W,O/2)
Principles,
concepts,
and
techniques
of
fisheries
management
in
terms
of
their
biological,
economic,
social
and
political
aspects.
Topics
are
stocking
and
introductions,
habitat
manipulation,
sustainable
yield,
regulation,
management
organizations
and
their
responsibilities.
Examples
of
several
fisheries
are
used
to
clarify
concepts
and
practices.
(Prerequisite:
BIOL
271;
COMM
131X
or
141X;
and
ENGL
111X.
Next
offered
Juneau:
2003-04.)
FISH
418-J
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Renewable
Resource
Management
Systems
(4+0)
Develops
abilities
to
recognize,
process
and
apply
critical
information
in
the
management
of
renewable
resources
by
examples
from
Alaskan
fisheries.
The
computer
as
a
primary
tool
of
resource
management.
(Prerequisite:
STAT
200
[STAT
373-J].
STAT
401
recommended.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
FISH
420-J
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Modeling,
Simulation
and
Ecological
Theory
(3+0)
Introduction
to
formal
models
(mathematical,
graphical
and
simulation)
in
fisheries
and
ecology.
Nature
and
uses
of
modeling
approaches;
choice
of
assumptions;
simulation
techniques
and
model
verification;
examples
and
case
histories
(Prerequisites:
MATH
200X,
BIOL
271
(BIOL
281-J.)
FISH
421-J
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Fisheries
Population
Dynamics
(4+0)
Review
and
analysis
of
the
major
quantitative
techniques
available
for
assessing
and
predicting
the
status
of
fish
populations.
Demonstration
and
use
of
field
and
laboratory
techniques
and
model
verification;
examples
and
case
histories.
(Prerequisite:
STAT
200
[STAT
373-J].
FISH
418
recommended.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
FISH
427W,O
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Ichthyology
(3+3)
n
(Cross-listed
with
BIOL
427W,O)
Major
groups
of
fishes,
emphasizing
fishes
of
northwestern
North
America.
Classification
structure,
evolution,
general
biology
and
importance
to
man.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
317;
COMM
131X
or
141X;
and
ENGL
111X.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
FISH
436-J
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Salmon
Culture
(1+4)
Biology
and
technology
of
artificial
propagation
of
salmonids.
Reproduction,
embryology,
growth,
nutrition,
genetics
and
pathology
of
salmonids
in
both
extensive
(sea
ranching)
and
intensive
rearing
systems.
Bioengineering
of
incubators,
rearing
containers,
water
diversion
systems
and
other
related
topics.
Laboratory
exercises
in
measuring
effects
of
environmental
characteristics
on
development
and
growth
of
salmon.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
222
[BIOL
209-J],
CHEM
106X,
FISH
381.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
FISH
445-J
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Sampling
Methods
in
Fisheries
(2+2)
A
review
of
standard
and
specialized
sampling
techniques
in
aquatic
habitats.
Basic
sampling
theory
and
statistical
consideration,
demonstrations,
use
of
field
laboratory
techniques,
shipboard
sampling.
(Prerequisite:
STAT
200
[STAT
373-J].
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
FISH
450
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring,
Summer,
As
Demand
Warrants
Practicum
in
Fisheries:
Fisheries
Observer
Program
(0+variable)
Receive
practical
experience
as
a
fisheries
biologist
onboard
an
Alaska
commercial
fishing
vessel
doing
independent
work
at
sea
as
an
agent
for
the
National
Marine
Fisheries
Service
or
the
Alaska
Department
of
Fish
and
Game.
Simultaneous
to
credit,
the
student/observer
would
be
under
contract
and
receive
reimbursement
for
deployment.
(Prerequisites:
STAT
200
or
permission
of
instructor.)
FISH
460-K
(3
-
6
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Food
Science
and
Technology
Internship
(1+0+3)
n
(Cross-listed
with
FSN
460-K)
A
combination
of
traditional
and
industrial
training
opportunities.
Assigned
required
readings
and
discussion
of
appropriate
topics
in
food
science
and
technology.
Information
applied
during
hands-on
experience
in
a
food
processing
plant.
Discussion
includes
fundamental
information
and
solutions
to
industrial
problems.
Faculty
mentor
assigned
to
each
intern.
Required
written
evaluation
of
internship.
30
hours
in-plant
work
experience
for
12
-
24
weeks.
(Prerequisites:
16
credits
in
natural
sciences,
MATH
200X
or
MATH
272X
or
permission
of
instructor.)
Course
offered
only
in
Kodiak.
FISH
601-F
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Quantitative
Fishery
Science
(2+3)
FISH
602
(3
Credits)
Juneau,
Alternate
Fall
Advanced
Fisheries
Management
(2+3)
Fairbanks,
Alternate
Spring
FISH
612-J
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Years
Fish
Conservation
Biology
(3+2)
Conservation
biology
is
an
applied
science
that
deals
with
maintaining
and
restoring
threatened
populations.
Includes
theoretical
foundations
of
conservation
biology
and
the
practical
lessons
gained
from
studying
historical
conservation
efforts.
Emphasis
on
case
studies.
FISH
621-J
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Advanced
Fish
Population
Dynamics
I
(3+2)
Estimation
of
abundance
of
fish
and
other
aquatic
populations,
using
mark-recapture,
line-transect,
catch-effort
and
change-in-ratio
techniques.
Population
growth
and
mortality
models.
Theory
of
fishing
and
stock
productivity.
Computer
lab
work
and
homework
with
data
from
actual
and
simulated
populations.
(Prerequisites:
MATH
201X,
STAT
401,
familiarity
with
PC's
including
word
processing
and
spreadsheets.
Recommended:
FISH
421,
MATH
302,
MATH
314.)
FISH
622-J
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Advanced
Fish
Population
Dynamics
II
(3+2)
Modeling
of
fish
recruitment,
individual
growth
and
fecundity.
Population
models
and
assessment
techniques
for
age-
and
length-structured
populations.
Biological
reference
points
and
management
strategies
derived
from
population
and
harvesting
parameters.
Computer
lab
work
and
homework
with
data
from
actual
and
simulated
populations.
(Prerequisite:
FISH
621.)
FISH
625
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Analysis
of
Vertebrate
Population
(3+3)
(Cross-listed
with
WLF
625)
Contemporary
methods
of
estimation
of
fundamental
population
parameters,
abundance,
and
survival
with
their
implication
for
management.
Focus
will
be
on
assumptions
and
methodology
of
estimation
techniques.
State-of-the-art
computer
applications
will
be
employed
in
laboratory
exercises
of
actual
and
simulated
data.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
271
and
an
advanced
course
in
statistics.)
FISH
633-J
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Pacific
Salmon
Life
Histories
(3+3)
Life
history
patterns
of
species
and
stocks
of
Pacific
salmon
compared.
Evolutionary
models
to
explain
the
variety
of
patterns.
Effects
of
human
activities
on
species
and
stock;
conservation
of
salmon
resources.
Discussion
and
analysis
of
readings
from
the
literature.
(Prerequisite:
FISH
427.)
FISH
650
(3
Credits)
Fairbanks:
Alternate
Fall
Fish
Ecology
(2+3)
Juneau:
As
Demand
Warrants
(Cross-listed
with
BIOL
650)
The
ecology
of
fish
is
examined
from
the
community
aspect.
Current
literature
on
inter-
and
intraspecific
relationships,
influence
of
the
environment
on
community
structure,
behavior
and
production
is
emphasized.
(Prerequisites:
Permission
of
instructor.)
FISH
651-J
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Fishery
Genetics
(4+0)
Application
of
genetics
to
fisheries.
Focus
on
Alaskan
fisheries
including
introduction
to
the
theory
of
electrophoresis,
stock
separation,
population
genetics
and
quantitative
genetics.
FISH
653-J
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Zooplankton
Ecology
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
MSL
653-J)
Survey
of
marine
zooplankton
including
processes
and
variables
which
influence
their
production
and
dynamics.
Emphasis
on
the
northeast
Pacific
ocean
zooplankton
community.
Field
and
lab
methods
for
sampling
include
fixing,
preserving,
subsampling,
identifying
and
quantifying
zooplankton
collections.
Laboratory
techniques
for
culture
of
zooplankton
include
physiological
measurements
of
bioenergetic
parameters.
(Prerequisites:
invertebrate
zoology
course,
MSL
610,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
FISH
654-J
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Benthic
Ecology
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
MSL
654-J)
Ecology
of
marine
benthos,
from
subtidal
to
hadal
zone.
Methods
of
collecting,
sorting,
narcotizing,
preserving
and
analyzing
bethnic
assemblages,
including
video
analytical
techniques
from
submersibles
and
ROV's.
Hydrothermal
vent
and
cold
seep
assemblages.
Physiology/energetics
of
benthic
organisms,
including
animal-sediment
relationships,
feeding,
reproduction
and
growth.
Depth,
spatial
and
latitudinal
distribution
patterns.
(Prerequisites:
Invertebrate
zoology
course,
marine
biology
course,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
FISH
661-F
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Seafood
Processing
and
Preservation
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
FSN
661-K)
FISH
662-F
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Seafood
Composition
and
Analysis
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
FSN
662-K)
FISH
666-J
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Biological
Assessment
in
Fisheries
and
Aquatic
Environments
(3+0)
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