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FISH 200
Freshwater Ecology and Conservation
Credits: 3/5
General Education: NSc
Instructor(s): Julian Olden
Offers students exposure to the complex relationships between freshwater ecosystems and human societies, including topics associated with freshwater biology, management, conservation, and sustainability. Focuses on key concepts in freshwater ecology, and delves into applied issues involving conservation and management.
- Ecology
- Freshwater
FISH 230
Economics of Fisheries & Oceans
Credits: 5
General Education: I&S/NW, QSR
Prerequisites: None
Instructor(s): Chris Anderson
Examines how and why people and businesses make choices that lead to over-fishing, hypoxic zones, and oil spills in aquatic environments. Applies economic principles to understand how alternative policies might change these decisions, and how distributional effects influence politically feasible solutions. Offered: jointly with ECON 230
Offered: Spring
- Marine
- Resource Management
FISH 250
Marine Biology
Credits: 5
General Education: I&S/NW
Prerequisites: None
Instructor(s): José Guzmán
Lecture-laboratory course in marine biology focusing on physical, biological, and social aspects of the marine environment. Topics include oceanography, ecology, physiology, behavior, conservation, fisheries, exploration, and activism. Weekend field trip. Honors section research project. Offered: jointly with BIOL 250/OCEAN 250
Offered: AS.
- Marine
- Organismal Biology
FISH 270
Aquatic Ecophysiology
Credits: 5
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: BIOL 200
Instructor(s): José Guzmán
Focuses on fundamental physiology, with an emphasis on processes relevant to living in a variety of aquatic environments. Includes a broad survey of taxa, from prokaryotes to mammals, and a variety of aquatic habitats. Prerequisite: BIOL 200.
Offered: jointly with MARBIO 270/OCEAN 270.
- Freshwater
- Marine
- Physiology
FISH 290
Scientific Writing & Communication
Credits: 3
General Education: W
Prerequisites: None
Instructor(s): Thomas QuinnLuke Tornabene
Designed to teach undergraduate students how to gather information on scientific questions; critically read scientific writing; learn the structure and functions of scientific papers to effectively communicate; learn techniques for effective communication of science in oral and poster presentations; and understand the ethical boundaries associated with scientific communication.
Offered: AW
FISH 296
Study Abroad: Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
FISH 310
Marine Invertebrate Diversity
Credits: 5
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: None
Instructor(s): Jacqueline Padilla-Gamiño
Aquatic invertebrates with emphasis on taxa with economic and cultural significance. Dramatic diversity, adaptation to environment, and evolutionary forces highlighted. Laboratories, field trips.
Offered: Sp.
- Freshwater
- Marine
- Organismal Biology
FISH 311
Biology of Fishes
Credits: 5
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: None
Instructor(s): Luke Tornabene
Covers morphological, physiological, behavioral, and ecological diversity of fishes of the world; designed to provide a basic foundation for advanced courses in all areas of aquatic sciences.
Offered: jointly with BIOL 311
- Organismal Biology
FISH 312
Fisheries Ecology
Credits: 5
General Education: NW, W
Prerequisites: BIOL 220 or FISH 270
Instructor(s): Chelsea Wood
Ecologists study the abundance and distribution of species. In FISH 312, we will learn the basic principles of ecology, with a focus on the ecological processes that produce observable patterns in diversity and abundance. We will proceed from lower levels of biological organization to higher levels: from physiology and behavior to populations, communities, and ecosystems. Although the objective of the course is to teach students fundamental ecological principles that apply across all ecosystems, we will focus on the themes most relevant to marine and aquatic ecosystems, especially fisheries.
- Ecology
- Freshwater
- Marine
FISH 323
Conservation and Management of Aquatic Resources
Credits: 5
General Education: NW, W
Prerequisites: None
Instructor(s): Tim Essington
This course covers contemporary conservation science, taking a systems-perspective on challenges and solutions for sustaining human benefits from the natural world. Topics include sustainable fishing, extinction risk, bioeconomics, protection of endangered species, and the impacts of climate change, ocean acidification, and habitats. Examines case studies such as salmon, albatross, coral reefs, and whales as representative of conservation issues in aquatic sciences. Computer skills, and research writing.
- Conservation
- Resource Management
FISH 340
Genetics and Molecular Ecology
Credits: 5
General Education: NW, W
Prerequisites: BIOL 200
Application of molecular markers to ecology, evolution, and the management of living resources. Emphasis on understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the approach based on case studies.
Prerequisite: BIOL 200.
Offered: jointly with BIOL 340
FISH 370
Marine Evolutionary Biology
Credits: 5
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: FISH 270/OCEAN 270/MARBIO 270 or BIOL 220
Instructor(s): Kerry Naish
Emphasizes geobiological patterns of marine evolutionary biology environment; processes of evolution; marine prokaryote and eukaryote diversity; and applications of evolutionary principles to ocean change, and conservation and management of marine biodiversity.
Offered: jointly with MARBIO 370/OCEAN 370
- Conservation
- Genetics and Genomics
- Marine
- Organismal Biology
FISH 406
Parasite Ecology
Credits: 5
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: BIOL 180
Instructor(s): Chelsea Wood
Introduces students to disease ecology theory, with emphasis placed on the ecological processes that govern parasite transmission. Topics include parasite diversity, evolution, and taxonomy, distribution, ecology, and physiological effects of parasites on human and wildlife hosts, and parasites as players in food webs.
- Ecology
FISH 423
Aquatic Invasion Ecology
Credits: 4
General Education: QSR
Prerequisites: BIOL 180 or BIOL 462
Instructor(s): Julian Olden
Explores the patterns, drivers, and consequences of species invasions in freshwater, estuary, and marine ecosystems. Focuses on the science and management needs for preventing, controlling, and eradicating invasive species. Topics illustrated with cases from the Pacific Northwest and the world.
- Freshwater
- Marine
- Resource Management
FISH 427
Tropical Marine Biology
Credits: 5
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: FISH 270/MARBIO 270/OCEAN 270 or BIOL 220; FISH 290, FHL 333, or MARBIO 305; and STAT 311 or Q SCI 381
Instructor(s): Jacqueline Padilla-Gamiño
By examining the biogeography, evolution, and ecology of coral reefs, mangroves, and sea grass beds, provides an integrated overview of tropical-systems biology. Integrates ecological and physiological concepts in order to show how anthropogenic stressors such as increased temperature, pollution, and ocean acidification can impact the resilience of tropical marine ecosystems. Laboratory research project.
Prerequisite: FISH 270/MARBIO 270/OCEAN 270 or BIOL 220; FISH 290, FHL 333, or MARBIO 305; and STAT 311 or Q SCI 381.
- Ecology
- Marine
- Organismal Biology
FISH 428
Stream and Watershed Restoration
Credits: 5
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: FISH 312, BIOL 356, or ESRM 304
Overview of restoration principles and techniques with specific application to freshwater aquatic systems. Develops knowledge and skills to assess ecosystems conditions, identify and prioritize restoration opportunities, and evaluate them from a scientific and economic perspective.
Prerequisite: either BIOL 356, ESRM 304, or FISH 312.
Offered: Sp, odd years – Next offer quarter is currently TBD
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Freshwater
FISH 437
Fisheries Oceanography
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Recommended: OCEAN 210
Investigates how the environment influences distributions and abundances of marine vertebrate and invertebrate species. Uses studies to understand fish and zooplankton life histories, predict trends in populations, reduce uncertainty in resource management, and to decouple anthropogenic from natural effects on aquatic populations.
- Marine
- Resource Management
FISH 440
Economics of Sustainable Food Systems
FISH 441
Integrative Environmental Physiology
Credits: 3
Instructor(s): Steven Roberts
Comparative advanced aquatic physiology focusing on the functional response of organisms to natural and human-associated environmental stress.
- Physiology
FISH 444
Conservation Genetics
Credits: 5
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: None
Instructor(s): Lorenz Hauser
Advanced genetic concepts and methods related to species’ conservation and management. Includes genetic diversity and evolution, small populations and fragmentation, genetic viability, management of wild and captive populations, reintroductions, hatchery-wild interactions and forensics. Labs include molecular techniques.
- Genetics and Genomics
- Resource Management
FISH 447
Watershed Ecology and Management
Credits: 5
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: BIOL 180 or ESRM 201 or FISH 101
Investigation of stream and river ecosystems from a watershed perspective. Emphasis on fundamental processes affecting the structure and function of flowing aquatic ecosystems and their catchments. Topics include river/stream hydrology, geomorphology, nutrient spiraling, food webs, and global change. Case studies explore human interactions with rivers and approaches to river management.
Prerequisite: BIOL 180 or ESRM 201 or FISH 101.
Offered: jointly with ESRM 447
- Climate and Global Change
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Freshwater
- Resource Management
FISH 450
Salmonid Behavior and Life History
Credits: 3
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: Recommend: FISH 290
Instructor(s): Thomas Quinn
Behavior, ecology, life history, and conservation of salmon and trout, including their distribution, homing migration, reproduction, ecology of juveniles in different freshwater habitats, seaward migration, and the ecological and evolutionary factors affecting them.
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Freshwater
- Marine
FISH 454
Introduction to Quantitative Ecology
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Instructor(s): Tim Essington
Examines concepts in quantitative ecology, focusing on the rationale, interpretation, and motivation for modeling in ecological sciences. Explores individual, population, and ecosystem-based models. Excel- and R- based computer exercises, model building and interpretation, readings.
Offered: jointly with Q SCI 454
- Ecology
- Statistics and Modeling
FISH 458
Quantitative Conservation and Management
Credits: 5
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: FISH 454/Q SCI 454 and familiarity with the R programming language
Instructor(s): Trevor Branch
Explores the use of models in the evaluation of alternative management policies for natural resources, including modeling approaches, fitting models to data, and evaluating alternative management policies. Emphasizes calculating risk of extinction, and design of biological reserves.
Offered: jointly with Q SCI 458
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Freshwater
- Marine
- Resource Management
- Statistics and Modeling
FISH 464
Arctic Marine Vertebrate Ecology
Credits: 5
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: BIOL 180
Instructor(s): Kristin Laidre
Explores the structure and function of Arctic ecosystems, life history, and adaptations of vertebrates, and how species are affected by climate warming. Emphasizes upper-level trophic interactions, evolutionary drivers, food chains, energy transport paths, and influence of sea ice. Case studies provide background on Arctic conservation and management.
Offered: W, odd years.
- Ecology
- Marine
FISH 473
Limnology
Credits: 3
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: BIOL 180
Instructor(s): Daniel Schindler
Ecology, conservation, and management of inland aquatic ecosystems. Explores interactions among biological, chemical, and physical features of lakes and other aquatic habitats.
Offered: jointly with BIOL 473
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Freshwater
- Resource Management
FISH 474
Limnology Laboratory
Credits: 2
General Education: NW
Prerequisites: BIOL 473/FISH 473/CEE 462, which may be taken concurrently
Instructor(s): Daniel Schindler
Examination of biota of fresh waters, survey of limnological methods, analysis of data, and writing of scientific papers.
Offered: jointly with BIOL 474/CEE 463
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Freshwater
FISH 478
Topics in Sustainable Fisheries
Credits: 3
General Education: I&S/NW
Prerequisites: None
Instructor(s): Daniel Schindler
Seminar series featuring local, national, and internationally known speakers in fisheries management and conservation. Conservation/restoration in practice. Pre-seminar discussion section focusing on select readings. Topics may include harvest management, whaling, by-catch, salmon, marine protected areas, introduced species, citizen action, co-management, and marine ethics.
Offered: jointly with BIOL 478/ENVIR 478
- Conservation
- Freshwater
- Marine
- Resource Management
FISH 489
Peer Teaching Assistants in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Credits: 1-5
Designed to prepare graduate and public school teaching by developing mentoring and communication skills through direct experience. Skills gained through attending lectures and weekly preparation sessions, directed discussions with faculty and TAs, and teaching course lab or discussion sections. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit/no-credit only.
Syllabus Syllabus FISH489_PeerTA.pdf
FISH 493
Capstone 1: Proposal
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: FISH 290
Instructor(s): Gregory Jensen
Includes defining a capstone research question, conducting a literature review, preparing a project proposal and budget, reviewing peer proposals, and attending/critiquing the quarterly capstone symposium.
Offered: AWSp
FISH 494
Capstone 2: Research
FISH 495
Capstone 3: Research Synthesis
FISH 496
Study Abroad: Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
FISH 497
Special Topics: Ecological Research in Alaska
Credits: 5
Instructor(s): Thomas Quinn
One-time offerings of topics in fisheries by resident or visiting faculty
In Summer 2020:
Special Topics: Ecological Research in Alaska
- Live and work in an active field research station
- Conduct hands-on research in pristine, thriving, coastal Alaska watersheds
- Work with renowned faculty Ray Hilborn, Tom Quinn, and Daniel Schindler
- Ecology
- Freshwater
- Marine
FISH 497C
Special Topics: Sustainable Aquaculture
FISH 498
Internship/Experiential Learning
Credits: 1-15
SAFS Independent Study Contract
Structured, practical training in the fishing industry, government agencies, and other areas utilizing fisheries, food science, or quantitative science expertise. Experiences are supervised and evaluated. Written reports required. Credit/no-credit only.
To register, complete and submit a SAFS Independent Study Contract to FSH 116, with all relevant signatures
Offered: AWSpS.
- Independent Study
FISH 499
Undergraduate Research
Credits: 1-15
SAFS Independent Study Contract
Individual research within the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences. Each project supervised by an individual faculty member. Written reports required.
Section 499A is Credit/No Credit Only. Section 499B is Numerically Graded.
To register, complete and submit a SAFS Independent Study Contract to FSH 116, with all relevant signatures
Offered: AWSpS.
- Independent Study
FISH 507
Special Topics in Fisheries
Credits: 1-15, max 15
Next offer quarter is currently TBD
FISH 510
Current Topics in Genetics and Physiology
Credits: 1-5
Instructor(s): Lorenz Hauser
Contemporary problems and issues in genetics and physiology as they relate to aquatic and fisheries sciences.
AUTUMN 2021 – Conservation genetics in the genomics era, Prof. Lorenz Hauser
- Genetics and Genomics
- Physiology
FISH 511
Current Topics in Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Credits: 1-5
Contemporary problems and issues in evolution, ecology, and behavior as they relate to aquatic and fisheries sciences
AUTUMN 2021 – Marine Plastic Pollution Seminar, Prof. Jackie Padilla-Gamiño
AUTUMN 2021 – Climate change, sea level rise, and estuarine habitat, Prof. Daniel Schindler
AUTUMN 2020 – Sex and the Sea, Prof. Jackie Padilla-Gamiño
- Ecology
FISH 512
Current Topics in Quantitative Science
FISH 513
Current Topics in Management, Conservation, and Restoration
Credits: 2
Instructor(s): Thomas Quinn
Contemporary problems and issues in management, conservation, and restoration as they relate to aquatic and fisheries sciences
SPRING 2021 – Topics in Salmon and Trout Conservation, Prof. Thomas Quinn
WINTER 2021 – Transdisciplinary Perspective on Freshwater Sustainability, Prof. Gordon Holtgrieve
AUTUMN 2020 – Cultivating Inclusive Conservation Practices, Dr. Staci Amburgey
- Conservation
- Resource Management
FISH 514
Current Topics Aquaculture, Utilization, and Pathology
Credits: 1-5
Contemporary problems and issues in aquaculture, utilization, and pathology as they relate to aquatic and fisheries sciences
AUTUMN 2021 – Marine Disease Transmission, Prof. Carolyn Friedman
AUTUMN 2020 – Transgenerational Effects of Ocean Acidification, Prof. Carolyn Friedman
- Resource Management
FISH 521
Research Proposal Writing for Graduate Students
Credits: 4
Practice in reading, writing, critiquing, and evaluating research grant and contract proposals. Lecture and discussion of funding resources, structure of proposals, proposal review, evaluation criteria, and agency feedback. Examples of successful and unsuccessful grant applications. Preparing proposals and critiquing others’ efforts.
FISH 522
Hot Topics in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Credits: 2
Instructor(s): Kerry Naish
Discussion of the primary literature of aquatic and fishery sciences. All readings are current, high profile papers which spark a new avenue of investigation, set out a new paradigm, or define a central problem, etc. Credit/no-credit only.
FISH 538
Fisheries Acoustics
Credits: 3/5
Instructor(s): John Horne
Studies the use of sound as an aquatic sampling tool and application of acoustic technologies to resource management and aquatic research. Topics include: sonar equation, survey design, equipment use, and abundance estimates. Uses case studies in bio-acoustic predation, habit evaluation, ocean observatories, and marine renewable energy.
Next offer quarter is currently TBD
- Resource Management
FISH 541
Integrative Environmental Physiology
Credits: 3
Instructor(s): Steven Roberts
Comparative advanced aquatic physiology focusing on the functional response of organisms to natural and human-associated environmental stress. Includes lecture, laboratory work, and team-based research project.
- Physiology
FISH 546
Bioinformatics for Environmental Sciences
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Introductory biology, genetics, and statistics courses.
Instructor(s): Steven Roberts
Examines how to incorporate molecular information into environmental and conservation sciences, with an emphasis on analysis of DNA and RNA sequence information. Prerequisite: introductory biology, genetics, and statistics courses.
Next offer quarter is currently TBD
- Conservation
- Genetics and Genomics
FISH 549
Best Practices in Environmental Data Science
FISH 550
Applied Time Series Analysis in Fisheries and Environmental Sciences
FISH 551
Data and Resource-limited Methods in Fisheries Management
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Either FISH 454/Q SCI 454 or FISH 458/Q SCI 458; and FISH 552
Instructor(s): Cope, Jason
FISH 552
Introduction to R Programming for Natural Scientists
FISH 553
Advanced R Programming for Natural Scientists
FISH 554
Beautiful Graphics in R
Credits: 2
Instructor(s): Trevor Branch
Explores how to create beautiful scientific graphics in the open-source language R. Covers the theory of visualization, critically examines elements of good and bad graphics, and teaches students how to translate data in their graduate theses into publication-quality graphics.
- Statistics and Modeling
FISH 555
Age-Structured Models in Fisheries Stock Assessment
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: FISH 454, FISH 458, or permission of instructor
Instructor(s): Ray Hilborn
Age-structured models as the basis for many stock assessments of commercially important species. Parameter estimation, analysis of uncertainty, and evaluation of alternative harvest strategies for such models constitute the core of most fisheries population dynamics. Prepares students to participate in stock assessments as conducted by NMFS and other agencies. Prerequisite: either FISH 454, FISH 458, or permission of instructor; recommended: FISH 458 or familiarity with stock assessment models, maximum likelihood estimation.
- Resource Management
- Statistics and Modeling
FISH 557
Demographic Estimation and Modeling
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Recommended: QERM 514, QSCI 483 or equivalent
Instructor(s): Sarah J. ConverseBeth Gardner
- Statistics and Modeling
FISH 558
Decision Analysis in Natural Resource Management
Credits: 5
Instructor(s): André Punt
Focuses on age and size-structured population models; Bayesian methods; Sample Importance Resample algorithm; Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm; policy evaluation; and risk analysis and uncertainty in fisheries management.
Offered: A, odd years.
- Resource Management
- Statistics and Modeling
FISH 559
Numerical Computing for the Natural Resources
Credits: 5
Instructor(s): André Punt
Focuses on generalized linear and mixed effects models; numerical integraton and differentiation; Bayesian and maximum likelihood parameter estimation; root finding; ADMB and WinBUGS coding; and risk analysis.
Includes week long field trip to Friday Harbor Labs prior to the first day of the quarter.
Offered: A, even years.
- Resource Management
- Statistics and Modeling
FISH 562
Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management
Credits: 2
Instructor(s): Ray Hilborn
Theory and practice of ecosystem based fisheries management. Areas of emphasis includes impacts of climate change, by-catch avoidance, the interaction between physical and biotic habitat and fish productivity, trophic ecosystem models, area based management and dynamics of fishing fleets.
- Ecology
- Resource Management
- Statistics and Modeling
FISH 563
Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management Laboratory
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: Recommended: Fish 454, Fish 458, or Fish 558; R programming experience
Instructor(s): Ray Hilborn
Laboratory covering the theory and practice of ecosystem based fisheries management. Areas of emphasis includes by-catch avoidance, the interaction between physical and biotic habitat and fish productivity, trophic ecosystem models, area based management and dynamics of fishing fleets.
Recommended: either Fish 454, Fish 458, or Fish 558; R programming experience.
- Ecology
- Resource Management
- Statistics and Modeling
FISH 576
Applied Stock Assessment I
Credits: 2-5, max. 5
Prerequisites: Either permission of instructor or FISH 552; FISH 553; and either FISH 555 or FISH 558
FISH 577
Applied Stock Assessment II
FISH 578
Graduate Topics in Sustainable Fisheries
Credits: 2
Instructor(s): Daniel Schindler
Seminar series featuring local, national, and internationally known speakers in fisheries management and conservation. Case studies. Conservation/restoration in practice. Post-seminar discussion section led by speaker on topics covered in lecture. Topics may include harvest management, whaling, by-catch, salmon, marine protected areas, introduced species, citizen action, co-management, and marine ethics.
Credit/no-credit only.
- Conservation
- Freshwater
- Marine
- Resource Management