James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2019

MB5310 - Marine Reserves as Fisheries Management Tools

Credit points: 03
Year: 2019
Student Contribution Band: Band 2
Administered by:

Available to Graduate Diploma of Research Methods, Graduate Certificate of Research Methods, Graduate Diploma of Science, Master of Applied Science, Graduate Certificate of Development Practice, Graduate Diploma of Development Practice, Master of Science, Master of Development Practice and Master of Science.

An 8-day intensive subject on recent advances in the use of no-take marine reserves as fisheries management tools. Emphasis will be on tropical marine fisheries and reserves. Major themes will be the status of world marine fisheries and the need for new approaches to management like no-take marine reserves, the long-term impacts of fishing on marine ecosystems, the need for appropriate ecosystem baselines, and thus the need for no-take marine reserves protected effectively in the long-term, and the advantages and disadvantages of no-take marine reserves as fisheries management and conservation tools.

Learning Outcomes

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 SC5202 or equivalent, and have an excellent understanding of ecological principles.
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
MB3310

Availabilities

Townsville, , Study Period 3
Census Date 07-Feb-2019
Face to face teaching 15-Feb-2019 to 22-Feb-2019
Contact hours:
  • 72 hours
    Assessment:seminar (25%); assignments (30%); take home exam (45%).

    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.