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Courses Handbook 2015

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FISH3000 (v.1) Fisheries Science

Area: Department of Environment and Agriculture
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Science Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 314537 (v.1) Fisheries Science 300 or any previous version
Other Requisite(s): Completion of first three semesters:
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: Global and regional fisheries are a significant food source and important recreational activity yet many are subject to overfishing or in a state of recovery. Managing fish stocks to achieve sustainability is a complex issue that requires an understanding of key concepts in ecological processes, stakeholder behaviour, fisheries economics and the relevant systems of governance. This unit will introduce students to how each of these disciplines interact and examine the multi-dimensional nature of fisheries management from a biological, technical and policy perspective. Lectures will cover four broad themes; fishing technology and the history of global fish landings; stock dynamics; the use of population models; and effective fisheries management tools. In the practical classes students will develop investigative skills relevant to fisheries-related issues, gain experience in analysing and manipulating life-history data used by fisheries managers in the decision making process, and acquire quantitative skills necessary for fisheries research.
Field of Education: 050799 Fisheries Studies not elsewhere classified
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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