AQ2002 - Aquaculture of Tropical Species
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
The majority of the world's future aquaculture will reside in the tropics. 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 tropical species cultured 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;
- to enable students to make an informed evaluation of potential and opportunity of aquaculture in the tropics;
- describe trends and opportunities for aquaculture of new species in tropical Australia;
- 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,tilapia and barramundi, cultured in tropical Australia and tropical regions overseas.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have good understanding of basic biology. |
| Prerequisites: | At least 12 credit points of Level 1 science BZ, CH, EA, EV, MA, MB, PH or SC subjects. |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | AQ5009 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Guy Carton |
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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.