Title: Describe parameters used in indices of fish populations, including the utility of these indices.
Course: Fisheries and Wildlife Management (18501) > Section: Managing Fisheries

Description should include a statistical analysis of fish populations over a period of time, estimating

- fish populations
- growth rates
- catch rates
- mortality rates
- age/class distribution.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does lack of regulation on fishing in international waters impact fish populations?
- How does the removal of predator species affect populations of species lower on the food chain?
- How are the populations of fisheries determined by using existing data?
- What effects do hatcheries have on existing natural populations?
- What effects do overfishing or natural disasters have on existing fishery populations?
- Why is it illegal to harvest the Atlantic Sturgeon?
- Why are menhaden important in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem?
- What controversy surrounds the menhaden in Virginia?
- What are some fish sampling methods?