Conservation challenges in world marine capture fisheries. This course reviews and discusses conservation challenges and mitigation measures related to management and sustainable utilization of world¿s fisheries resources. The course will be taught with global and local perspectives, and will include the following topics: history of world marine capture fisheries, status of and landing from world marine fisheries, bycatch, discard and fishing-related mortality, ecosystem effect of fishing including plastic pollution from fisheries and ghostfishing of lost gears, effect on the seabed, bycatch and mortality of marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and other charismatic species, fuel consumption in capture fisheries