NTRES 3111

NTRES 3111

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

Four field trips are planned to provide hands-on- experience in fish ecology and management. They include a one-weekday Great Lakes experience aboard the USGS Kaho on Lake Ontario, a one-day field trip to a state-of-the-art fish hatchery during the walleye run, a one-day Oneida Lake weekend trip to the Cornell Biological Field Station experiencing fish collection techniques, and a two-hour trip to the Cayuga Inlet to witness the spring run of rainbow trout and possibly lamprey eels. Activities include the use of various fish sampling gears and sample analysis techniques. Each student is required to maintain a written journal describing activities and concepts learned from each field trip that is submitted at the end of the semester.

When Offered Spring (alternate years).

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite or corequisite: NTRES 3110.

Comments Four field trips TBA.

Outcomes
  • Students will get hands-on experience with fish sampling and the properties of different fishing gear.
  • Students will gain an understanding of several fisheries management issues and techniques used in New York State.

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 16311 NTRES 3111   FLD 801

    • TBA
    • Rudstam, L

  • Prerequisite or co-register: NTRES 3110. Field trips TBA.