AQ3015 - Sustainable Aquaculture
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
This subject integrates field and laboratory based learning so that students benefit from varied circumstances, contact and settings. Students examine water quality in ponds and effluent on a freshwater barramundi farm (Good Fortune Bay, Kelso); sample wild fishes around farm intakes and carry out necropsies to identify disease and biosecurity risks (Good Fortune Bay, Bowen); investigate the advantages and disadvantages to hatchery production (Pacific Reef Fisheries, Guthalungra); visit Midwest BioDiesel (MBD) to learn about the potential for the future contribution of sustainable fuels and; gain an understanding of the role of aquaculture in islander livelihoods and other developing countries. Each day of this intensive is centred around one main sustainability theme which is delivered by an expert in that area (see lecturers for this subject below). The course coordinator has considerable experience in the aquaculture industry and associated wild fisheries.
Learning Outcomes
- Define the environmental impacts of an aquaculture system;
- Determine the sustainability of an aquaculture system;
- Determine, implement and sustainable aquaculture practices;
- Describe environmental best practice for developing and operating sustainable aquaculture systems.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically.
| Prerequisites: | At least 12 credit points of Level 2 science BZ, CH, EA, EV, MA, MB, MI or PH subjects |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | AQ3005 AQ5005 AQ5015 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 3 | |
| Census Date 07-Feb-2013 | |
| Face to face teaching 14-Feb-2013 to 22-Feb-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Kate Hutson |
| Lecturers: | Professor Rocky de Nys, Professor Dean Jerry, Dr Guy Carton, Dr Kate Hutson, Professor Paul Southgate. |
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| Assessment: | assignments (50%); centrally-administered final exam (50%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 21-Mar-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Kate Hutson |
| Lecturers: | Professor Rocky de Nys, Professor Dean Jerry, Dr Kate Hutson, Professor Paul Southgate. |
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| Assessment: | assignments (50%); centrally-administered final exam (50%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 14-Nov-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Kate Hutson |
| Lecturers: | Professor Rocky de Nys, Professor Dean Jerry, Dr Kate Hutson, Dr Rajee Olaganathan, Dr Neil Hutchinson, Professor Paul Southgate. |
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| Assessment: | assignments (50%); centrally-administered final exam (50%). |
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.