Introduction
This unit is designed to expose students to the diversity of views about the state of the marine environment and the impact of extractive industries such as fishing. Students will gain experience exploring relevant questions using a variety of methodological approaches to assess the state of global fisheries, impact of fishing down the marine food web , whether super trawlers should operate in state waters, and the benefits of marine protected areas. Students will be challenged by presentations from experts with differing views and gain experience in shifting through the types of information, evidence, techniques that are being used to confront challenges with marine resource management locally, nationally and globally. Students will be expected to be able to mount a testable, information-based argument for a range of positions on important marine resource issues.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Marine Resource Management and Conservation |
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| Unit code | KSM201 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies |
| Discipline | Ecology and Biodiversity|Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Coordinator | Catriona MacLeod |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
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Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 14 weeks x 2hr lectures |
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| Assessment | Theory Exam (40%), Discussion Papers (50%), Practicals (10%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
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