Sustainability perspectives on contemporary fisheries. Where have all the fishes gone?
Fishes play important roles in ecosystems by structuring them and by transferring nutrients up and down in the food webs. They are also important to humans as a food source and income. There is a current concern regarding fish stock depletion, and scientists as well as policymakers around the world are working towards sustainable fisheries goals.
At this course you will meet lecturers with different specialties regarding fish and fisheries, such as marine biologists, limnologists and evolutionary ecologists. You will also meet experts on the fishing industry and sustainable fisheries. You will learn how fish stocks are managed today, and how they could be managed in the future. The course will give you basic understanding of the influence of fisheries on ecosystems, and of the function and significance of fisheries for human societies, in Sweden and globally.
Information from the course leader
This online course is aimed for those of you who want to learn more about fish and fisheries. You will learn about how to combine lakes and seas full of life with sustainable fisheries. The course provides a broad overview of current and future challenges for sustainable fisheries.
The course will be given fully online, with lectures given in the evening. Study pace is 25%.
The first lecture will be given on Thursday, September 5, at 18:00-20:00 (GMT+2, Stockholm)
Location: Online, Zoom:
https://slu-se.zoom.us/j/63825951274
Passcode: 111111
Contact me if you have any questions!
Josefin Sundin: josefin.sundin@slu.se
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The course evaluation is open between 2025-01-12 and 2025-02-02
Additional course evaluations for MX0143
Academic year 2023/2024
2023-08-28 - 2024-01-14
Academic year 2022/2023
2022-08-29 - 2023-01-15
Academic year 2021/2022
2021-08-30 - 2022-01-16
Academic year 2020/2021
2020-08-31 - 2021-01-17
Academic year 2019/2020
2019-09-02 - 2020-01-19
Syllabus and other information
Syllabus
MX0143 Sustainability perspectives on contemporary fisheries. Where have all the fishes gone?, 7.5 Credits
Hållbarhetsperspektiv på nutida fiske. Vart har alla fiskarna tagit vägen?Subjects
Environmental Science Environmental scienceEducation cycle
Bachelor’s levelModules
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Single module | 7.5 | 0101 |
Advanced study in the main field
First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirementsBachelor’s level (G1N)
Grading scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Language
EnglishPrior knowledge
Knowledge corresponding to basic eligibility for higher educationObjectives
The aim of the course is to provide a broad overview around current and future challenges for a sustainable fishery. After finishing the course, the student should:
• Describe the significance of fish in the global food system
• Describe an overall status for the fish stocks based on a number of global and national examples
• Account for basic characteristics of Swedish and international fisheries management
• Discuss different aspects of sustainability (environmental, social, economic) and different sustainability challenges that the fisheries management faces today and will face in the future
• Describe a number of new possible directions for increased sustainability in fisheries.
Content
The course gives an overview of the state of the fish and its significance as food and other ecosystem services, based on national and international examples. Current fisheries policies and management, as well as a number of sustainability challenges that fisheries management face, are described. The three pillars of sustainability, namely environmental, economic and social aspects, are accounted for. A number of new directions which can make future fisheries more sustainable are discussed.
Tuition is mainly performed as lectures from scientists and different stakeholders, combined with discussion groups. There can also be individual tasks, or tasks performed as group work, including presentations to the other students. A written assignment and presentation of the assignment is compulsary.
All teaching will take place online, since the course is given as a distance course fully online.
Grading form
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.Formats and requirements for examination
Passed examination and approved written assignment and approved presentation of the assignment.
If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Other information
The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.
If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Additional information
The course is student run and is a part of CEMUS (Centre for Environment and Development Studies) which is a collaboration with Uppsala University (http://www.web.cemus.se/).The study pace is 25% over one term with the predominating part of the curriculumn during evenings.
Responsible department
Department of Aquatic Resources
Further information
Litterature list
Introduction, where have all the fishes gone? Jonas Hentati-Sundberg
Sustainable fishing
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/sustainable-fishing/
National Geographic Society
Cooperatives, concessions, and co-management on the Pacific coast of Mexico
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X13001553
McCay, B. J., Micheli, F., Ponce-Díaz, G., Murray, G., Shester, G., Ramirez-Sanchez, S., & Weisman, W.
Incentives, social–ecological feedbacks and European fisheries
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000194
Österblom, H., Sissenwine, M., Symes, D., Kadin, M., Daw, T., & Folke, C.
**From data collection to fisheries advice – Mikaela Bergenius Nord**
A new role for MSY in single‐species and ecosystem approaches to fisheries stock assessment and management. Mace, P. M. 2001. *Fish and fisheries*, *2*(1)
Read the first 10 pages, until the flounder example.
Fish as a food resource - Malin Jonell
Will fish be part of future healthy and sustainable diets?
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(19)30018-X/fulltext
Bogard, J. R., Farmery, A. K., Little, D. C., Fulton, E. A., & Cook, M.
**Evolutionary induced effects of fishing – Jingyao Niu**
A physiological perspective on fisheries-induced evolution
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eva.12597
Hollins, J., Thambithurai, D., Koeck, B., Crespel, A., Bailey, D. M., Cooke, S. J., Lindström, J., Parsons, K. J., & Killen, S. S.
Shoal size as a key determinant of vulnerability to capture under a simulated fishery scenario
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.4107
Thambithurai, D., Hollins, J., Van Leeuwen, T., Rácz, A., Lindström, J., Parsons, K., & Killen, S. S.
**Aquaculture – Benjamin Mooney**
A basic overview of aquaculture. Swann, L. D. 1900. Will fish be part of future healthy and sustainable diets? *Historical Documents of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service*. Paper 226. [https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/agext/226](
Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies. Naylor, R. L., Goldburg, R. J., Primavera, J. H., Kautsky, N., Beveridge, M. C. M., Clay, J., Folke, C., Lubchenco, J., Mooney, H., Troell, M. 2000. *Nature*, 405:1017-1024.
Aquaculture: part of the problem, not a solution. Pérez, J. E., Nirchio, M., Gomez, J. A. 2000. *Nature*, 408:514.
**Bycatches and developing equipment - Sara Königsson**
Competition for the fish–fish extraction from the Baltic Sea by humans, aquatic mammals, and birds
https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/75/3/999/4616536
Hansson, S., Bergström, U., Bonsdorff, E., Härkönen, T., Jepsen, T., Kautsky, L., Lundström, K., Lunneryd, S-G., Ovegård, M., Salmi, J., Sendek, D., & Vetemaa, M.
Low impact and fuel efficient fishing—Looking beyond the horizon
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783611003870
Suuronen, P., Chopin, F., Glass, C., Løkkeborg, S., Matsushita, Y., Queirolo, D., & Rihan, D.
**Recreational fishing - Göran Sundblad**
The role of recreational fishing in global fish crises
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/54/9/857/252977
Cooke, S. J., & Cowx, I. G.
Recreational sea fishing in Europe in a global context—Participation rates, fishing effort, expenditure, and implications for monitoring and assessment
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/faf.12251
Hyder, K., Weltersbach, M. S., Armstrong, M., Ferter, K., Townhill, B., Ahvonen, A., et al. & Borch, T.
Governing the recreational dimension of global fisheries
https://www.pnas.org/content/116/12/5209
Arlinghaus, R., Abbott, J.K., Fenichel, E.P., Carpenter, S.R., Hunt, L.M., Alós, J., Klefoth, T., Cooke, S.J., Hilborn, R., Jensen, O.P., Wilberg, M.J., Post, J.R., Manfredo, M.J.
Optional:
Catch me if you can
**Freshwater fisheries -** **Katarina Magnusson**
On the sustainability of inland fisheries: Finding a future for the forgotten. Cooke, S.J., Allison, E.H., Beard, T.D., Arlinghaus, R., Arthington, A.H., Bartley, D.M., Cowx, I.G., Fuentevilla, C., Leonard, N.J., Lorenzen, K. and Lynch, A.J., 2016. *Ambio*. 45:753-764.
The ten steps to responsible Inland fisheries in practice: reflections from diverse regional case studies around the globe. Cooke, S.J., Nyboer, E., Bennett, A., Lynch, A.J., Infante, D.M., Cowx, I.G., Beard, T.D., Bartley, D., Paukert, C.P., Reid, A.J. and Funge-Smith, S., 2021. *Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries*. 31:843-877.
Inland fish and fisheries integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Lynch, A.J., Elliott, V., Phang, S.C., Claussen, J.E., Harrison, I., Murchie, K.J., Steel, E.A. and Stokes, G.L., 2020. *Nature Sustainability*. 3:579-587.
**Protected waters - Stefan Skoglund**
The impact of marine reserves: do reserves work and does reserve size matter?
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1890/1051-0761%282003%29013%5B0117%3ATIOMRD%5D2.0.CO%3B2
Halpern, B. S.
Transitions toward co-management: the process of marine resource management devolution in three east African countries
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095937801200026X?via%3Dihub
Cinner, J.E., Daw, T.M., McClanahan, T.R., Muthiga, N., Abunge, C., Hamed, S., Mwaka, B., Rabearisoa, A., Wamukota, A., Fisher, E., Jiddawi N.
**Current research: management based on ecosystems – Philip Jacobson **
Key principles of marine ecosystem-based management
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X1500024X
Long, R. D., Charles, A., & Stephenson, R. L.
Ecosystem-based fisheries management: Perception on definitions, implementations, and aspirations.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0190467
Trochta, J. T., Pons, M., Rudd, M. B., Krigbaum, M., Tanz, A., & Hilborn, R.
Ecosystem-based management outperforms species-focused stocking for enhancing fish populations. Radinger, J., Matern, S., Klefoth, T., Wolter, C., Feldhege, F., Monk, C. T., Arlinghaus, R. 2023. *Science*. 379:946-951.
**Human/social perspectives on fisheries – William Ashworth **
Justification theory for the analysis of the socio-cultural value of fish and fisheries: The case of Baltic salmon. Ignatius, S., & Haapasaari, P. 2018. *Marine Policy*. [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X17300027](
The community: a missing link of fisheries management. Jentoft, S. 2000. *Marine Policy*. [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X99000093](