MB5310 - Fisheries Biology, Assessment and Management

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

Available to GDipResMeth, GCertResMeth, GDipSc and MAppSc students.

A two week intensive subject on recent advances in fisheries biology, assessment and management. Emphasis will be on tropical marine fisheries. Major themes will be age determination of tropical fish, age-based stock assessment, coral reef fisheries, use of marine reserves as fisheries management tools and the utility of multi-species fisheries models.

Assumed Knowledge:	Students enrolling in this subject should have an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline or have acquired equivalent knowledge through other study. They should have an excellent understanding of level 3 science and should have completed BS5001 or equivalent, and an excellent understanding of ecological principles.
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	MB3310

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 3
Census Date 23-Jan-2009
Face to face teaching 02-Feb-2009 to 13-Feb-2009
Coord/Lect:	Professor Garry Russ.
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 12 hours practicals 4 hours workshops/Seminars 4 days fieldwork
Assessment:	seminar (10%); assignments (15%); take home exam (60%); field trip report (15%).
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

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.