Area: | Muresk Institute |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 11929 (v.5) Fisheries Resource Management 301 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Case studies of management of selected Australian and West Australian fisheries. Economics including input and output controls, habitat and species protection. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Explained the biology of species caught by various fisheries; performed interviews to obtain opinions of scientists, managers and on the management of Western Australian fisheries; compared and critically evaluated economics of Western Australian fisheries including input controls, output controls; described and analysed the environmental factors affecting various fisheries including habitat and species protection. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Dicello, S. Weber, M. and Wieland, R. (1999). Fish, Markets & Fishermen. The Economics of Overfishing, Earthscan, London. Pitcher, T.J. Hart, P.J.B and Pauly, D. (1998). Reinventing Fisheries Management. Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Case Studies 60%, Workshops and Participation 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 50100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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