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JCBO has approved the following Topics Courses for the 2010-211 academic year:
Fall
- 7.431 Topics in Marine Ecology: The Biology and Ecology of Coastal Ecosystems in Tropical Oceans (Tarrant, Pineda, Thorrold)
- 7.430 Topics in Quantitative Marine Science: Dynamic Models in Biology (Neubert)
Spring
- 7.438 Topics in the Behavior of Marine Animals: Marine Animal Behavior (Sayigh)
- 7.433 Topics in Biological Oceanography: Historical Developments in Biological Oceanography (Lawson, Sosik)
I'm still trying to figure out how to post the descriptions of these courses. In the meantime, I'm sure the instructors will be happy to answer questions about them. I'm also pretty sure that the instructors (particularly those teaching this Fall) would be happy to hear from students who are interested in taking the class. This will give them a sense of how many students they may have and help them with course scheduling.
Mike Fogarty, a scientist at the National Marine Fisheries Service, and an adjunct member of the WHOI Biology Department, will be offering a special Topics Course this spring. Here is a brief description of the course, entitled "Marine Ecosystem Based Management: From Vision to Implementation."This course will cover current developments in the formulation and implementation of Marine Ecosystem-Based Management. The format will include guest lectures from specialists in marine EBM and student-led overviews and discussion of seminal papers in the field. Topics to be covered will be the general framework for marine ecosystem-based management in the United States as articulated in the Report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and related initiatives, international developments and perspectives on this topic, overviews of the status of marine ecosystems on the global, national, and local scales, governance structures, and management tools and options including use of marine protected areas as a conservation tool. These issues will be placed in the context of evolving perspectives on environmental and fisheries management.
Mike has said he would welcome faculty participation in the course. "One motivation I have for suggesting the course is to forge a stronger relationship with WHOI as we move towards an ecosystem approach to management on the Northeast Continental Shelf."
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