{ "nid": "52", "details": "\x3cspan class=\"title\"\x3eEcoBeaker™: Go Fish\x3c/span\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\n\x3cspan class=\"description\"\x3eAs \x26quot;virtual\x26quot; commercial fisheries managers, students must decide on a strategy for fishing that maximizes their profits while minimizing extinction risk. The first sections of the lab investigate fixed-catch, fixed-effort, and adaptive management strategies for regulating fisheries. In the last part, students are challenged to come up with their own strategy and to try to beat their classmates\' harvests over a 30-year period. The model is designed to include real-life complexities, including an allee effect and the fundamental challenge of population estimation. This lab provides a great foundation for discussions about case studies of fisheries collapses and why managing stocks is so difficult.\r\n\x3c/span\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\n\x3cbr/\x3e\n\x3cstrong\x3eLevel\x3c/strong\x3e: Advanced\x3cbr/\x3e\n\x3cstrong\x3eKey Concepts\x3c/strong\x3e: Constant catch vs Constant Effort; Harvesting strategies\x3cbr/\x3e\n\x3cstrong\x3eCourses\x3c/strong\x3e: Applied Ecology; Aquatic Ecology; Ecology; Environmental Science; Marine Biology; Population Biology\x3cbr/\x3e\n          \x3cbr/\x3e\x3ca href=\"/search_result_details/brief/52\" class=\"node_brief\"\x3eRead less\x3c/a\x3e        \x3cbr/\x3e\x3ca href=\"/cart/add/52\"\x3e + Add to course collection\x3c/a\x3e  \x3c/span\x3e \x3c!-- description --\x3e\n" }