James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020

MB5610 - Fishing Gear and Technologies

Subject Description

This subject will provide students an understanding of how fisheries operate and how fish reach human communities. It will involve hands on experience with fishing gears and an understanding of fishing technologies used by small scale subsistence and recreational fishers through to global industrial practices.

There are additional charges for this subject; please contact the College of Science and Engineering for details.

Learning Outcomes

• critically evaluate the effect of fishing gear on target and non-target organisms and ecosystems via data analysis, literature reviews and written reports
• describe the complex supply chain of fisheries and methods that can be used to monitor and track products through it, via written and verbal communications
• demonstrate familiarity with spectrum of fishing gear design, development, and deployment via practical use and selection of gear in a field setting and via written evaluations

Subject Assessment

• Invigilated > Quizzes or tests - (50%)
• Non-Invigilated > Assignments - (50%)

Note that 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.

Assumed Knowledge:  Undergraduate degree in science and / or environmental management.

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