Pingguo He, PhD

Fish behavior, fishing gear, and conservation technology and practices related to management and sustainable utilization of fisheries resources. The course will be taught with both global and local perspectives and will include the following topics: behavior of fish as individuals, schools and stocks; swimming and schooling mechanism; sensory capabilities of fish as related to capture and conservation; fish capture processes and conservation measures including recent designs and devices that reduce bycatch and discards in fisheries.

Fish behavior, fishing gear, and conservation technology and practices related to management and sustainable utilization of fisheries resources. The course will be taught with both global and local perspectives and will include the following topics: behavior of fish as individuals, schools and stocks; swimming and schooling mechanism; sensory capabilities of fish as related to capture and conservation; fish capture processes and conservation measures including recent designs and devices that reduce bycatch and discards in fisheries.

Thesis research on an experimental or theoretical project in Marine Science or Technology under a faculty advisor.

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

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature representing an original contribution to the scholarly research literature of the field. PhD dissertations are often published in refereed journals or presented at major conferences. A written dissertation must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the School for Marine Science and Technology. Admission to the course is based on successful completion of the PhD comprehensive examination and submission of a formal proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the SMAST Graduate Program Director.