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Aquaculture & Fisheries Science

Stock assessment, fish farming, fisheries genomics and sustainable seafood.

FAOICESStock SynthesisRAS
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Default learning track

4 phases · ~16–22 weeks

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1

Phase 1 — Foundations

3–4 weeks 30–40 hours

Build the conceptual and quantitative base needed to read papers and follow tutorials in the sector.

Prerequisites

  • Comfortable with basic biology / health-science vocabulary
  • Ability to install software and use a terminal

Skills you'll build

Python or R basicsLinux shellGit/GitHubReading scientific literature

Hands-on projects

Reproducible analysis notebook

Walk through a published tutorial in Stock Synthesis + R and reproduce its results on the provided sample data.

Deliverable: GitHub repo with a Jupyter/Quarto notebook, environment.yml, and README

Milestones

  • Set up reproducible Conda/Mamba environment and a public GitHub repo
  • Read and summarize 3 review papers covering the sector landscape
  • Complete an intro statistics or scripting course end-to-end
Citation · documentation
ISO 13485 standard overview
ISO
Why: Category match (Medical Devices & Bioengineering)
2

Phase 2 — Core tools & datasets

4–6 weeks 60–80 hours

Learn the standard analytical stack of the sector and the canonical public datasets used by professionals.

Prerequisites

  • Completed Phase 1 reproducible notebook
  • Working Python/R environment

Skills you'll build

Stock Synthesis + RData wranglingQC & exploratory analysisVersion-controlled pipelines

Hands-on projects

Dataset deep-dive on FAO FishStat / RAM Legacy

Pick one study from FAO FishStat / RAM Legacy, reproduce the headline result, and write a short technical note on what you found.

Deliverable: GitHub repo + 3-page PDF write-up

Milestones

  • Run the official Stock Synthesis + R tutorial end-to-end on real data
  • Download and explore one full dataset from FAO FishStat / RAM Legacy
  • Document a clean QC + analysis pipeline that another person could rerun
Citation · documentation
ISO 14971 risk management overview
ISO
Why: Category match (Medical Devices & Bioengineering)
3

Phase 3 — Applied projects

6–8 weeks 80–120 hours

Move from tutorials to original analyses on real questions. Start showing your work publicly.

Prerequisites

  • Phase 2 dataset deep-dive complete
  • Comfortable with the sector's primary tooling

Skills you'll build

End-to-end pipeline designStatistical interpretationScientific writingReproducible reports

Hands-on projects

Mini stock-assessment

Run a simple surplus-production stock assessment on a public stock and report reference points.

Deliverable: Notebook + model + 4-page report

Milestones

  • Ship one original mini-analysis on a public dataset with clearly stated hypothesis and limitations
  • Engage with the ICES and AFS community (post a question, answer one, or share a notebook)
  • Get peer feedback on at least one project and iterate
Citation · documentation
FDA 510(k) program
U.S. FDA
Why: Category match (Medical Devices & Bioengineering)
4

Phase 4 — Portfolio & career launch

3–5 weeks 30–50 hours

Package your work, target real roles, and prepare to interview in the sector.

Prerequisites

  • Phase 3 capstone project shipped
  • 2+ public repos under version control

Skills you'll build

Technical CVPortfolio siteInterview prep (case studies + technical questions)Networking

Hands-on projects

Job-ready portfolio package

Curate 2–3 of your strongest sector projects into a portfolio site with clear case-study writeups, plus a 1-page CV tailored to the target role.

Deliverable: Live portfolio URL + PDF CV + cover letter template

Milestones

  • Publish a portfolio site or pinned GitHub README linking to 2–3 projects
  • Tailor CV to 3 real job ads in the sector and submit applications
  • Practice 5 mock technical interviews with sector-specific case studies
Citation · documentation
EU MDR
European Commission
Why: Category match (Medical Devices & Bioengineering)

Curated learning resources

Verified, canonical resources from the official providers in this sector. The AI roadmap builder draws from this same library when it personalizes your roadmap.

Courses

MATLAB & Simulink onramp
MathWorks
Python for Everybody
Coursera · Univ. of Michigan
LinkedIn Learning paths
LinkedIn

Trainings

Software Carpentry lessons
The Carpentries
Kaggle Learn
Kaggle

Documentations

ISO 13485 standard overview
ISO
ISO 14971 risk management overview
ISO
FDA 510(k) program
U.S. FDA
EU MDR
European Commission
Git & GitHub fundamentals
GitHub Docs

Books

R for Data Science (2e)
Hadley Wickham et al.

Typical career paths

Fisheries Scientist

Assesses fish stocks and advises sustainable harvest.

Aquaculture Specialist

Designs and manages fish-farming systems and biosecurity.

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