6. Assessing the population size of organisms is important indetermining whether a species requires special conservation effortand in helping to manage sustainable harvesting of food.
a) Why is it important to determine the uncertainty surroundingan estimate of population size? (1 mark)
b) Using an example species and method of population sizeestimation, explain how you would assess the quality of yourpopulation size estimate.
c) Estimating the size of fish species’ populations is verydifficult. Imagine that you discovered a new species of fish thatappeared to be highly abundant. Given that you probably can’tobtain a reliable population estimate for the species, what otherinformation would you consider when devising a harvesting strategy?
