Fisheries Technology and Evaluation of Fisheries Resources

Code:

RM20

Acronym:

TPARP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Aquaculture and Fisheries

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Aquatic Production
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Marine Sciences - Marine Resources

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MCMRM	0	Oficial Plan 2018	1	-	5	50	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Transmission of knowledge about artisanal and industrial fisheries, in the world, in Continental Portugal and at the islands (Azores & Madeira); fishing vessels. Introduction of stock assessment and management of fisheries.

Learning outcomes and competences

Knowledge about artisanal and industrial fisheries, in the world, in Continental Portugal and at the islands (Azores & Madeira); fishing vessels; stock assessment and management of fisheries.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Fishery Technology

Theoretical lessons

History of fishing since the stone age until modern times; classification of arts and catching methods: definitions, collecting by hand and foot, spearing and harpooning; fishing with anesthetics, fishing with lines and hooks, with traps, with scoop nets, trawls, purse seine nets, drive-in fishery, lift nets, throwing nets, entangling nets and gillnets, harvesting machines; materials and nets used in fishery: general materials, natural and synthetic fibers, identification systems, meshes and knots, nets and their fabrication; artisanal fishery in Portugal Continental (north, center, south): presentation of arts, utensils, and local fishing boats; fishery of big pelagic species: fishing arts and methods used in continental waters and around the islands of Portugal (Madeira, Azores).

 

Practical lessons

Study visits to the Maritime Museum in Ílhavo and the trawler St.º André in Gafanha de Nazaré, to Aguda´s beach and Afurada (artisanal and industrial fishery); lessons at the Fishery Museum of the Littoral Station of Aguda: artisanal whale hunting; hunting and fishing utensils of the Inuits; spears, arrows and harpoons, freshwater fishing, artisanal and industrial fishing boat models, local artisanal fishery, single and triple wall nets, ancient and modern hooks and artificial baits, floats, weights and needles for nets, net samples, sports fishing, fly-fishing, fyke-nets and traps, pots; instruments for navigation and oceanography.

 

Fishery Management

Theoretical and practical lessons

Importance of fisheries resources and their management; evaluation of fish resources: cohort, "stock", life cycle, growth models, size, and first maturity; fishing pattern; selectivity of a fishing net; selectivity curves and size of the 1^st capture; non-exploited resource; exploited resource; methods of assessment of resources; fisheries assessment models; biological reference points; regulatory measures; management measures.

Mandatory literature

Gabriel, O.; Lange, K.; Dahm, E. & Wendet, T. ; Von Brandt´s Fish Catching Methods of the World., Blackwell Publishing Ltd., , 2005, 2005
Cadima, E.L.;; Manual de avaliação de recursos pesqueiros, FAO Documento Técnico sobre as Pescas No. 393, 2000
Pães da Franca, Martins & Carneiro; ; A Pesca Artesanal Local na Costa Continental Portuguesa, Instituto de Investigação das Pescas e do Mar, , 1998

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lessons with video-projections; study visits; stock assessment exercises and application of models.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	85,00
Frequência das aulas	50,00
Total:	135,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the U.Porto regulations (presence in 3/4 of classes).

Calculation formula of final grade

Written examination about two components: Fisheries Technology (10 points maximum) + Fisheries Assessment and Management (10 points maximum).