1. Lecture 1: Introduction
Biology 450: Fish Week
Lecture 1: Introduction
Scott Heppell Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Oregon State University 042 Nash Hall ,

28. Flying gurnard video

35. Fish week (and a half)
Learn about the biology and ecology of marine fishes
Become familiar with many of Oregon’s nearshore and estuarine fishes
Spend some time talking about impacts to fish populations
Collect fish from different environments
Hypothesize why the distributions might be different in each environment
Complete a project on the biodiversity of species encountered

36. Fish week (and a half) 15 lectures (including case studies)
5 laboratories
4 field trips
3 videos
2 homework assignments
1 lab notebook
1 project
2 exams

37. Fish week (and a half) 15 lectures (including case studies)
5 laboratories
4 field trips
3 videos
2 homework assignments
1 lab notebook
1 project
2 exams

38. Fish week (and a half) Date Time Location Activity Tides 1-May
9:00AM-10:00AM
Lecture
Introduction to the course
3:42
0.9
Low tide
Thu
10:00AM-11:00AM
An introduction to fish
9:35
6.4
High tide
11:00AM-12:00PM
Fishes of Oregon
606
2022
Rise/set
1:30PM-4:00PM
Field
Yaquina Bay --Beach seine collection of shallow bay fishes.
4:00PM-5:00PM
Film
Rockfishes of California, Anadromous fish
2-May
7:30AM-1:00PM
Field/lab/film
Yaquina Bay trawling/Oregon coast Aquarium habitat study/Sharks, skates, rays video
4:28
1.1
Fri
2:00PM-4:00PM
Lab/film
Oregon coast Aquarium habitat study/Sharks, skates, and rays video
10:40
6.7
Anadromous fish -the special case of salmon
604
2023

39. Fish week (and a half) Date Time Location Activity Tides 5-May
9:00AM-10:00AM
Lecture
Nassau grouper -critical conservation issues
6:53
-2.2
Low tide
Mon
10:00AM-11:00AM
Age and growth of fishes
1:30
7.4
High tide
11:00AM-12:00PM
Thermal biology
600
2027
Rise/set
1:00PM-3:00PM
Laboratory
Functional anatomy of fish
3:00PM-4:00PM
Sensory systems
6-May
6:15AM-9:00AM
Field
Boiler Bay --Collection of tidepool fishes.
7:40
-2.6
Tue
10:00AM-12:00PM
Fish ageing
2:23
1:00PM-2:00PM
Reproduction -the basics
559
2028
2:00PM-3:00PM
Reproductive behavior
7-May
7:00AM-10:30AM
Strawberry Hill --Collection of tidepool fishes.
8:29
-2.7
Wed
Ontogenetics shifts and dispersal
3:17
7.3
Reproductive biology
557
2029
Population dynamics, gag grouper
8-May
Fish habitat
9:20
-2.4
Thu
Red grouper/ecosystem engineers
4:12
7.1
Fisheries
556
2030
1:00PM-5:00PM
Managing Marine Fisheries
9-May
9:00AM-11:00AM
10:14
-1.9
Fri
Exam
Lab practical (notebooks and write-ups due)
5:10
6.8
Written exam
555
2031

40. Expectations for the week
Participation
Notebooks
Record pertinent details of field and laboratory activities
Draw a representative species from each family
Lab homeworks (2)
Biodiversity write-up
Create class database on whiteboard in room
Example will be provided on Blackboard
Exams
Lab practical (what fish is this, to what family does it belong, where does it live
Written exam –Fish, life history, habitat fisheries)

48. Courses offered by the Fisheries and Wildlife Department (Fall Term):
Class Credits
Stock assessment 3
Fisheries Seminar 1
Fishery Biology 4
Ecology and Management of Marine Fishes 3
Coastal Ecology and Resource Management 5
HMSC seminar 1
Marine Team
Applied FW Fish Biology 4
Marine Mammals 2

49. Cayman 2008 fieldwork video