Ecology for Fish Management and Conservation - 15 credits

The course provides knowledge in fish ecology and in management of natural resources in freshwater, estuarine and marine environments. During the course, you will also learn about relevant European and national legislation, climate change impacts on fish, fishing, and aquatic environment and resource use.

If you are interested in marine and freshwater biology, and want to work with future challenges related to the sustainable management of fishes and aquatic resources, this course is for you.

During the whole course, you will perform an applied ecological project work where you and your course mates adopt a real case in cooperation with actors in fish conservation and management projects.

One full year of fish studies

The course Ecology for Fish Management and Conservation can preferably be taken in combination with the course Principles of Fisheries Science. The courses are held during the same term (semester) and form a solid basis for students who want to work nationally or internationally with water and fish management issues. By taking the courses together, in combination with one thesis project, they cover one whole academic year of fish studies (60 ECTS).

The courses can be taken within the SLU (and partners) Master Programs EnvEuro, and for students on the Masters in Sustainable Development and Sustainable Food Systems, or as an independent master course, if you fulfill the prerequisites of 15 credits in Biology or Environmental Science.

Qoutes from past students

”The field trips were some of the main reasons why I chose to take this course. They covered the course content very well and gave me a good overview on current issues within fish ecology”.

“I'm currently studying the Soil, Water and Environment master's program and this course has motivated me to learn more about water, and it's an area I'd like to work with in the future. I also appreciate the practical elements in this course and for me it is the practical knowledge that gives me the most and feels most useful after a course.”