#	LINK/SUMMARY	SPEAKER
0	Introduction to Course	MARTIN HALL
1	Ecological Impacts of Fishing (Bycatch) Human impact on fisheries, mortality rates, bycatch	MARTIN HALL
2	Fishing Gears Introducing fishing gear types, BPUE/CPUE	MARTIN HALL
3	Strategies to Reduce Bycatch Reducing bycatch; spatial closures, economic limitations	MARTIN HALL
4	The Tuna-Dolphin Issue and International Management Tuna fishing, dolphin bycatch, purse seine sets, resource management	MARTIN HALL
5	Estimating Bycatch BPUE, observers, quality of data (accuracy & precision)	MARTIN HALL
6	Electronic Monitoring Systems for Pelagic Longline Fisheries EM hardware, accuracy of systems, comparison to observers	ERIC GILMAN
7	Bycatch: Problems and Solutions Socioeconomic/environmental impact, temporal/spatial fishery closures, catch rates, effect of fishing hook types	MARTIN HALL & ERIC GILMAN
8	Economic Aspects of Bycatch Mitigation Monetary/economic focus: public/private regulation, incentives/motivation to reduce bycatch	DALE SQUIRES
9	Working with Fishers to Reduce Bycatches Collaboration of scientists with fishers; learning how to cooperate between the two groups	MARTIN HALL
10	Bycatches and Ecosystems; Lessons Learned for Successful Bycatch Programs Impact of fisheries, bycatch, fishing gear, bycatch prevention programs	MARTIN HALL