Fisheries

Code:

BIOL4040

Acronym:

BIOL4040

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biology

Instance: 2018/2019 - 2S

Active?	No
Responsible unit:	Department of Biology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Biological Aquatic Resources

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M:RBA	0	Study plan since 2013/2014	1	-	3	21	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Characterize and argue about the exploitation of fishing resources in Portugal and the world. Address the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources, based on biological knowledge.

Learning outcomes and competences

To know how to calculate parameters for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources.
To know how to seek solutions and manage fisheries conflicts.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Knowledge and use of spreadsheet is imperative

Program

Species of economic interest and fishing methods and areas. The importance of marine living resources: the catch, the economy, regulation TACs and quotas. The study of the abundance of resources: principles, models, objectives and main methods. Some aspects of Fisheries biology: Calculation of length at first maturity, first capture and mesh selection. Minimization of impacts of fishing by changes in fishing gear: exclusion devices and mesh size. Operation of the Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere. Functioning of the fish auction.

Mandatory literature

CADIMA, E.; Manual de Avaliação de Recursos Pesqueiros, Fao Documento Técnico Sobre as Pescas No. 393, 2000
GUERRA SIERRA, Ángel y José Luis Sánchez Lizaso; Fundamentos de explotacion de recursos vivos marinhos, 1998. ISBN: 84-200-0858-3
NÉDÉLEC, C., & PRADO, J. ; Definition and classification of fishing gear categories. , FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 222. Rev. 1, 90., 1990
PAULY, D., V. CHRISTENSEN, S. GUENETTE, T. J. PITCHER, U. R. SUMAILA, C. J. WALTERS, R. WATSON, AND D. ZELLER ; Towards sustainability in world fisheries. , Nature 418:689–695. , 2002
EUROPEAN COMMISSION; Facts and figures on the common fisheries policy., Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: 53p., 2016
FAO; The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, 2018

Complementary Bibliography

PINHO, A. ; Pescas nacionais : pedaços de uma década perdida. , Meribérica/Liber. , 1998. ISBN: 972-45-1314-9
Santos Paulo José Talhadas dos; Biologia e pesca do areeiro-de-quatro-manchas, Lepidorhombus boscii Risso, na costa portuguesa
VIEGAS, M., A. MONIZ, P. SANTOS ; Artisanal Fishermen Contribution for the Integrated and Sustainable Coastal Management – Application of Strategic SWOT Analysis. , Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 03/2014; 120:257-267. , 2014
FAO; What is the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries?, 2001. ISBN: ISBN 92-5-104541-0
MALTA, T., SANTOS, P., SANTOS, A., RUFINO, M., SILVA, A. ; Long-Term Variations in Ibero-Atlantic Sardine (Sardina Pilchardus) Population Dynamics: Relation to Environmental Conditions and Exploitation History., J Fisheries Research. 179, 47-56., 2016
JACKSON, J., MICHAEL X. KIRBY, WOLFGANG H. BERGER, KAREN A. BJORNDAL, LOUIS W. BOTSFORD, BRUCE J. BOURQUE, ROGER H. BRADBURY, RICHARD COOKE, JON ERLANDSON, JAMES A. ESTES, TERENCE P. HUGHES0, SUSAN KIDWELL, CARINA B. LANGE, HUNTER S. LENIHAN, JOHN M. PANDOLFI,; Historical overfishing and the recent collapse of coastal ecosystems, Science 293:629–637., 2001

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures with discussion, workshops and use of computer programs

keywords

Natural sciences > Biological sciences > Zoology > Applied zoology
Social sciences > Economics > Management studies > Resources management
Natural sciences > Environmental science > Natural resources management > Fisheries science

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	70,00
Prova oral	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	21,00
Trabalho de investigação	60,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must assist 75% of classes, either theoretical or theoretical-practical.
Submission to the oral test.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade=exam+oral; exam-max.14;oral-max. 6

Classification improvement

another final exam.

Observations

The exam will be carried out on the moodle UP platform, where all the relevant information for the curricular unit will be placed beyond what is on this sheet. The oral test will be carried out during the lessons, on a topic previously agreed upon between teachers and students. In order to contact the teachers, please go to Prof.  Paujo Santos. For access to some items of the recommended bibliography please go to the offices of the teachers. The consultation of the tests must be done in the week following the publication of the results.