Continuing education needs for fishery professionals: a survey of North American fisheries administrators
Fisheries
By: G.N. Rassam and R. Eisler
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Abstract
North American fishery professionals? continuing education needs were investigated in an American Fisheries Society questionnaire sent to 111 senior fishery officials in winter 2000. Based on a response rate of 52.2% (N = 58), a minimum of 2,967 individuals would benefit from additional training, especially in the areas of statistics and analysis (83% endorsement rate), restoration and enhancement (81%), population dynamics (81%), multi-species interactions (79%), and technical writing (79%). Other skills and techniques recommended by respondents included computer skills (72%), fishery modeling (69%), habitat modification (67%), watershed processes (66%), fishery management (64%), riparian and stream ecology (62%), habitat management (62%), public administration (62%), nonindigenous species (57%), and age and growth (55%). Additional comments by respondents recommended new technical courses, training in various communications skills, and courses to more effectively manage workloads.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Continuing education needs for fishery professionals: a survey of North American fisheries administrators |
| Series title | Fisheries |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 24-28 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Fisheries |
| First page | 24 |
| Last page | 28 |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |