Hobart
Two week intensive unit with pre and post unit assignments. The on-campus component will run from 3 - 17 August 2018.
Introduction
This unit covers aspects of acoustic, radio and satellite telemetry along with archival tag technology. Specific examples will be drawn from satellite tracking of marine mammals and birds in the Southern Ocean. Acoustic telemetry will cover specific examples of continental scale tracking programs including the Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking program in North America and the Ocean Tracking Network.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Marine Bio-telemetry |
|---|---|
| Unit code | KSA713 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies |
| Discipline | Ecology and Biodiversity|Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Coordinator | Prof M Hindell and Dr J Semmens (Coordinators) |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On-campus component - Two weeks (10 days) of daily 2-hr lecture & 3-4 hr practical. |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Posters (20%) and laboratory reports (80%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
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