Overview
Current issues in aquaculture and fisheries with an emphasis on New Zealand, including biological and ecosystem considerations, cultivation, vital rates of populations, and management approaches and methods.
AQFI421 is an intensive field-focused course in which students use standard methods to assess the status of fisheries and aquaculture systems. This paper is entirely internally assessed. Methods for assessing the status of key species and habitats and used monitoring designs and practical limitations presented when monitoring aquatic systems will be used.
About this paper
| Paper title | Advanced Aquaculture and Fisheries |
|---|---|
| Subject | Aquaculture and Fisheries |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Full Year (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,627.83 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Contact
Course Co-ordinator: Dr Chris Hepburn (chris.hepburn@otago.ac.nz)
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinator: Dr Chris Hepburn
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students will master current issues in management of fisheries and ecosystems with an emphasis on New Zealand and approaches by indigenous people, including:
- Human, biological and ecosystem consideration
- Management approaches, methods and legislative frameworks
- Ecosystem based and locally focused fisheries management
- Contemporary approaches to environmental and resource management by Māori communities
Overview
Current issues in aquaculture and fisheries with an emphasis on New Zealand, including biological and ecosystem considerations, cultivation, vital rates of populations, and management approaches and methods.
AQFI 421 is an intensive field-focused course in which students use standard methods to assess the status of fisheries and aquaculture systems. This paper is entirely internally assessed. Methods for assessing the status of key species and habitats, as well as the monitoring designs and practical limitations presented when monitoring aquatic systems, will be employed.
About this paper
| Paper title | Advanced Aquaculture and Fisheries |
|---|---|
| Subject | Aquaculture and Fisheries |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Full Year (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Contact
Course Co-ordinator: Professor Chris Hepburn
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinator: Professor Chris Hepburn
Teaching fellow: Dr Jess Wenley- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students will master current issues in management of fisheries and ecosystems with an emphasis on New Zealand and approaches by indigenous people, including:
- Human, biological and ecosystem consideration
- Management approaches, methods and legislative frameworks
- Ecosystem based and locally focused fisheries management
- Contemporary approaches to environmental and resource management by Māori communities