This course focuses on SDG Indicator 14.4.1 - Fish stocks sustainability: “Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels”. It introduces basic fisheries concepts and definitions, illustrates some technical aspects of classical and data-limited stock assessment and provides detailed guidance on process and tools for the analysis and reporting of the Indicator.
The course consists of 5 lessons, ranging from approximately 30 to 60 minutes duration each:
- Lesson 1 Introduction to SDG Indicator 14.4.1
- Lesson 2 Concepts and process behind the estimations of SDG Indicator 14.4.1
- Lesson 3 Estimation of SDG Indicator 14.4.1 from classical stock assessment outputs
- Lesson 4 Estimation of SDG Indicator 14.4.1 from data-limited methods
- Lesson 5 Guidelines for national reporting of SDG Indicator 14.4.1
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Download SyllabusTarget Audience
The target audience of this course includes:
- National fisheries administration officials
- Policy-makers or advisors
- Members of the fishing community/fishing organizations
- Fisheries scientists, data analysts, and statisticians
Learning Objectives
You will learn about:
- The rationale of indicator 14.4.1 within the 2030 Agenda
- Basic definitions and fundamental concepts related to fish stock assessment
- Methods and data requirements of classical stock assessments
- How to access the BlueBRIDGE Virtual Research Environment to run some of the main data-limited methods on the platform
- The steps of the procedure for building and reporting Indicator 14.4.1