Spring 2004 Schedule
(always under construction)

WEEK 1
Monday, March 29	Introduction to Course
LAB	Tide at 1:30pm: +6 feet and falling 1) Paper writing for this course; an overview and 2) Data analysis on the southern resident Orca pod (location for lab:  small SAFS Computer Lab, 2nd floor new Fisheries Building)
Wednesday, March 31	Orca Whales: an introduction
Friday, April 2	Discussion: newspaper presentations & local perceptions of Orca Whales
WEEK 2
Monday, April 5	Intertidal Zones: an introduction to this year's class project
LAB	Tide at 1:30pm: +1.5 and rising INTERTIDAL FIELD TRIP #1 - Shilshole
Wednesday, April 7	Pat Gearin (NOAA) Gray Whales: taste like tuna?
Friday, April 9	Discussion: coupled papers on population dynamics (Taylor and Plater)
WEEK 3
Monday, April 12	Pollution in Orca Populations of the American West Coast: Gina Ylitalo (NOAA)
LAB	Tide at 1:30pm: +7 and falling Field trip to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
Wednesday, April 14	Local Marine Mammal Populations
Friday, April 16	Discussion: Gina's paper on contaminants, Ross papers as background
WEEK 4
Monday, April 19	Kimberly Genther (UW) - Aquarium Trade influences on the Southern Residents
LAB	Tide at 1:30pm: +1 and rising INTERTIDAL FIELD TRIP #2 - Carkeek Park
Wednesday, April 21	Todd Hass (UW) - Marine Birds
Friday, April 23	Whale cascading trophic levels paper discussion WHALE PAPER DUE AT MIDNIGHT
WEEK 5
Monday, April 26	Jennie Hoffman (UW-T and other) Invertebrates in Asia
LAB	Tide at 1:30pm: +3 and falling INTERTIDAL FIELD TRIP #3 Duwamish Head
Wednesday, April 28	Bob Paine (UW-ret) The rocky intertidal - what have we learned?
Friday, April 30	Discussion: trophic levels on rocky shores
WEEK 6
Monday, May 3	Dave Secord (UWT) Intertidal Boiology - the future is at hand?
LAB	Tide at 1:30pm: +3 and rising NO LAB
Wednesday, May 5	Thomas Pool (UW) Human interactions and invasive species in the intertidal zone
Friday, May 7 Saturday & Sunday May 8-9	Discussion: Bob Paine's article on trophic control of Primary Production Afternoon: depart for Forks @4:30pm Field trip to examine intertidal zones at low tides (Olympic National Park, based out of Forks)  Return to UW Sunday evening 6pm.
WEEK 7
Monday, May 10	Intertidal overview and review
LAB	Tide at 1:30pm:  +2 and falling Marine Mammal Necropsy
Wednesday, May 12	Cindy Tribuzio (UW) Dogfish shark anatomy and reproduction
Friday, May 14	Discussion: intertidal zones
WEEK 8
Monday, May 17	Jeff Christiansen (Seattle Aquarium) - Six Gilled Sharks
LAB	Tide at 1:30pm: +2 and rising Shark Dissection
Wednesday, May 19	Greg B. Shark adaptations and evolution
Friday, May 21	Discussion: first paper on shark population dynamics INTERTIDAL REPORT DUE AT MIDNIGHT
WEEK 9
Monday, May 24	Antonio DeSilva (UW) - Salmon Sharks
LAB	Tide at 1:30pm: +1 and falling  Optional INTERTIDAL FIELD TRIP: Edmonds Park
Wednesday, May 26	Roland Anderson (Curator, Seattle Aquarium) - Octopus Research
Friday, May 28	Paper discussion - shark anatomy
WEEK 10
Monday, May 31	NO CLASS - Memorial Day
LAB	Tide at 1:30pm: +5 and rising NO LAB
Wednesday, June 2	STUDENT POSTER SESSION
Friday, June 4	Discussion: final shark paper - finning
WEEK 11: June 10
Monday, June 7	NO FINAL EXAM SHARK PAPER DUE AT MIDNIGHT