Fisheries scientists sorting a catch of small fish and langoustine.
Fisheries science is the academic discipline of managing and understanding fisheries. It is a multidisciplinary science, which draws on the disciplines of oceanography, marine biology, marine conservation, ecology, population dynamics, economics and management to attempt to provide an integrated picture of fisheries. In some cases new disciplines have emerged, as in the case of bioeconomics.
Fisheries science is typically taught in a university setting, and can be the focus of an undergraduate, master's or Ph.D. program. Some universities offer fully integrated programs in fisheries science.
Notable contributors
- Ludwig von Bertalanffy, an Austrian-born biologist and a founder of general systems theory
- Gotthilf Hempel, a German marine biologist and oceanographer, and co-founder of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
- Walther Herwig, a Prussian lawyer and promoter of high seas fishing and research
- Johan Hjort, a Norwegian fisheries biologist, marine zoologist, and oceanographer
- Bruno Hofer, a German fishery scientist, credited with being the founder of fish pathology
- Leo Margolis, a Canadian parasitologist and head of the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, British Columbia
- R. J. McKay, an Australian-born biologist and a specialist in translocated freshwater fishes
- Ransom A. Myers, a Canadian marine biologist and conservationist.
- Daniel Pauly, a French-born biologist, known for his work studying human impacts on global fisheries
- Bill Ricker, a Canadian fisheries biologist, known for the Ricker model, credited with being one of the founders of fisheries science
- Ed Ricketts, an American marine biologist, ecologist, and philosopher
- Harald Rosenthal, a German hydrobiologist known for his work in fish farming and ecology
- Georg Sars, a Norwegian marine biologist credited with the discovery of a number of new species and known for his analysis of cod fisheries
- Tore Schweder, a Norwegian statistician whose work includes the assessment of marine resources
Professional societies
Journals
Some journals about fisheries are
There are many other regional journals.
See also
References
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