AQ2002 - Aquaculture of Tropical Species
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2012 |
| 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 or BZ1004). A basic understanding of chemistry and statistics is highly recommended (e.g. CH1001, MA1401). |
| Prerequisites: | ZL1001 OR BZ1004 OR AG1004 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | AQ3320 AQ5009 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 23-Aug-2012 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Guy Carton |
| Lecturers: | Dr Steve Whalan, Dr Chaoshu Zeng, Assoc. Professor Dean Jerry, Dr Nicholas Paul, Dr Guy Carton, Dr Laura Castell, Professor Paul Southgate. |
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| 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.