Modiwl OSX-3001:
Marine Conservation and Exploitation

Ffeithiau’r Modiwl

Rhedir gan School of Ocean Sciences

20.000 Credyd neu 10.000 Credyd ECTS

Semester 2

Trefnydd: Prof John Turner

Amcanion cyffredinol

This module examines the exploitation of living marine resources and marine biological approaches to conservation, covering marine biodiversity, critical habitats and environmental threats, fisheries exploitation and its effects on target species and ecosystems, coastal zone management and marine protected areas, aquaculture and stock enhancement.

The module aims to provide clear understanding of the need for marine biological conservation and sustainable development; evaluates threats to species, habitats and ecosystem processes; critically evaluates the effectiveness of techniques and tools of protection; reviews the process of fishing and current trends in fisheries globally; evaluates the effects of fishing on target species and at the ecosystem level; evaluates approaches to fish stock management and conflicts between exploitation and conservation; introduces aquaculture as an approach marine food production covering general principles, farming of major species groups, environmental and sustainability issues.

Cynnwys cwrs

The course will address methods of natural resource assessment, and techniques and tools for protection and management of living marine resource exploitation. Marine biological diversity will be defined, and impacts and threats assessed, identifying the need to protect species, ecological processes and critical habitats. The limits of environmental degradation and rehabilitation will be explored. Conservation methods developed for terrestrial diversity do not extend into the marine environment, and differences in approach will be considered. The effectiveness of tools such as zoning, legislation, environmental impact assessment, and Marine Protected Areas will be assessed. Sustainable development and integrated coastal zone management will be introduced, and case studies from around the world will be used to illustrate successes and failures of biological conservation. The course will deal with the over-exploitation of marine biological resources with a global overview and case studies of fisheries at the single species and ecosystem levels. The historical development of fisheries exploitation will be linked to technological advances made over the last 80 000 years. Approaches to management of fisheries will be evaluated. Aquaculture will be introduced as an alternative means of seafood production, criteria for selection of species will be considered, including biological characteristics, growth, reproduction, larval culture, yields and economics. Principles and culture practices for the major farmed groups will be reviewed and a range of species and characteristics of production systems from extensive to highly intensive will be compared, together with alternative approaches to increasing production such as stock enhancement. Environmental impacts, constraints on development and sustainability of aquaculture will be discussed

Meini Prawf

trothwy

Knowledge based on the directly taught programme, basic ability to integrate lines of evidence from a range of sources to support findings and hypotheses, basic understanding of subject specific theories, concepts and principles, basic ability to consider issues from a range of multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspectives.

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Knowledge based on the directly taught programme with some evidence of enquiry beyond that perhaps derived from internet resources, good ability to integrate lines of evidence from a range of sources to support findings and hypotheses, good understanding of subject specific theories, concepts and principles, good ability to consider issues from a range of multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspectives.

ardderchog

Knowledge extending well beyond the directly taught programme with evidence of extensive enquiry beyond that perhaps derived from internet resources, excellent ability to integrate lines of evidence from a range of sources to support findings and hypotheses, excellent understanding of subject specific theories, concepts and principles, good ability to consider issues from a range of multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspectives.

Canlyniad dysgu

  1. Critically assess issues of environment impacts and sustainability relating to coastal aquaculture

  2. Demonstrate the need for marine biological conservation and sustainable development by evaluating the threats to species, habitats, and ecosystem processes

  3. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of techniques and tools of protection of marine resources and sustainable management of exploitation by integrating named examples and case studies

  4. Be able to describe and discuss the historical, social and economic reasons why fishing is so important

  5. Describe and discuss the diversity of biological resources harvested from the sea

  6. Express knowledge of approaches to marine resource management and understanding of their limitations

  7. Explain the rationale for development of aquaculture, in comparison with terrestrial food production, fisheries and alternative approaches to improving coastal production

Dulliau asesu

Math Enw Disgrifiad Pwysau
Case study (Costal Zone) 50.00
Examination 50.00

Strategaeth addysgu a dysgu

Oriau
Lecture

Blended learning approach of short recorded asynchronous lectures followed by discussion of content and directed reading

 30
Private study

Each lecture topic will be supported by specific directed reading material which will be available to students via Blackboard. This will expand on principles explained in lectures and provide specific examples/case studies. All students will be expected complete this reading

 170

Sgiliau Trosglwyddadwy

  • Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
  • Rhifedd - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio rhifau ar lefelau priodol o gywirdeb
  • Defnyddio cyfrifiaduron - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio ystod o feddalwedd cyfrifiadurol
  • Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
  • Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
  • Adalw gwybodaeth - Gallu mynd at wahanol ac amrywiol ffynonellau gwybodaeth
  • Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau
  • Hunanymwybyddiaeth & Ystyried - Bod yn ymwybodol o'ch cryfderau, gwendidau, nodau ac amcanion eich hun. Gallu adolygu ,cloriannu a myfyrio'n rheolaidd ar eich perfformiad eich hun ac eraill.

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