FISH 500

Issues in Fisheries Research: Seminars

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Credit Value: 3 Credits

Schedule: Term 1 + 2, 2025/2026

Prerequisites, Restrictions, and Notes: IOF Members and others are encouraged to audit the weekly seminar for interest.Official credit students are expected to attend every seminar in both terms, as well as the discussion sessions in both terms. 

Description: Seminars typically last an hour, though may go longer. The discussion sessions will be used to review and critique seminars.

Assessment: Students enrolled in this class are expected to give individual seminar presentations, typically in the second term of the course.

  • A student oral presentation – counting for 40% of the final grade
  • Written comment and critique of each seminar by an outside speaker; a written peer review of a publication related to seminar topics; class participation – counting for 60% of the final grade

Course Convenor: Dr. Rashid Sumaila

Seminar Facilitator: Dr. David Rosen