Fish population dynamics using R

Course focus on the basic concepts of fish population dynamics and the quantitative analyzes will be carried out using the R programming language. This course has a theoretical (25%) and a practical component (75%). The participants will learn the different phases of population modeling: conceptualization based on the characteristics of the biological system, data requirement, computational implementation, and the interpretation of the results.

This course is organized by Cousteau Consultant Group.

Objectives

• Provide the theory of population dynamics.

• Present modern quantitative analysis tools.

• Provide the participants with specific libraries in R used in fish population dynamics.

• Confront models and data and characterize the uncertainty of the system.

Course program

• Day 01:
  Introduction to population dynamics.
  Fishery dependent and independent-data.
  Introduction to R: data and graphics.

• Day 02:
  Linear and non linear models.
  Growth models in fish (von Bertalanffy, Gompertz, Logistic, Schnute).

• Day 03:
  Fecundity, Sexual maturity.
  Recruitment.
  

• Day 04:
  Natural mortality (M) and fishing mortality (F).
  Selectivity.
  Baranov equation.

• Day 05:
  Simulation of a population over time with different parameters