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MB5610 - Fishing Gear and Technologies
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2020 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
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Administered by: |
College of Science and Engineering |
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 School 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%).
Assumed Knowledge:
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Undergraduate degree in science and / or environmental management. |
Availabilities
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Townsville,
Study Period 2,
Mixed attendance
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Census Date 27-Aug-2020 |
Face to face teaching
(some teaching during semester, weekend classes, seminars and off campus fieldwork)
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Coordinator: |
Dr Andrew Chin |
Lecturers:
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Dr Naomi Gardiner, Dr Andrew Chin, Professor Garry Russ, Professor Marcus Sheaves. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 10 hours practicals - Practicals on gear use
- 20 hours workshops/Seminars - face to face workshops and seminar attendance
- 10 hours - Online lectures and teaching material
- 3 days fieldwork
- assessment and self-directed study
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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.