NMFS-RTR Program at Virginia Tech

The case studies listed on this web page provide a unique opportunity to explore the complexity of marine resource issues through the use of a multi-media websites. The case studies are appropriate for undergraduate or graduate courses in the wide range of subjects, including but not limited to the following subjects:

Conservation Biology
Environmental Science
Fisheries Management
Natural Resource Management
Natural Resource Policy
Human Dimensions of Natural Resources

Although the development and utilization of case studies in the university classrooms is not new, the case studies listed on this page have the following unique aspects:

1. Students are responsible for all aspects of the case study development. Your students will learn from the experiences and perceptions of students their own age, selected from a large pool of the best students in the southeastern United States .

2. The case studies include first-hand, on location information from the key scientists, managers, policymakers and stakeholders involved, directly from the universities, marine institutes, and agencies at each case study's center.

3. The case studies are presented in multimedia websites, taking advantage of web-based graphics, captioned videos, and links, not available in any other format.

Each case study provides a teacher's guide with suggestions for how to use the case study in the classroom along with a long list of pertinent questions for individual contemplation and/or classroom discussion.