AQ2002 - Aquaculture of Tropical Species

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Marine & Tropical Biology

This subject will introduce the student to aquaculture in tropical Australia and other tropical regions of the World. It will provide information about the status and methods of production of the major species cultured in this region and about the trends and opportunities for new species culture.

Learning Outcomes

• to provide student with a general understanding of aquaculture in the tropics;
• to give a comparative knowledge of the techniques used for culture various aquatic species in tropical regions;
• describe trends and opportunities for aquaculture of new species in tropical Ausralia;
• to enable students to make an informed evaluation of potential and opportunity of aquaculture in the tropics;
• to introduce students to general biology, methods of production, status and constraints of the major aquatic species, such as penaeid prawns, redclaw crayfish, mudcrabs, pearl oysters and barramundi, cultured in tropical Australia and tropical regions overseas.

Assumed Knowledge:	Students enrolling in this subject should have good understanding of level 1 biology, particularly zoology (e.g. ZL1001). A basic understanding of chemistry and statistics is highly recommended (e.g. CH1001, MA1401).
Prerequisites:	ZL1001
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	AQ5009

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Chaoshu Zeng
Lecturers:	Dr Chaoshu Zeng, Dr Nicholas Paul, Ms Laura Castell, Professor Paul Southgate.
Contact hours:	24 hours lectures 4 hours tutorials 24 hours fieldwork
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (15%); assignments (35%).
Cairns, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Face to face teaching (Flexible learning)
Coordinator:	Dr Chaoshu Zeng
Lecturers:	Dr Chaoshu Zeng, Dr Nicholas Paul, Ms Laura Castell, Professor Paul Southgate.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (15%); assignments (35%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.