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ENV312 - Aquatic Resource Management

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Environmental Science

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

Prerequisites

Incompatible

Coerequisites

Assumed Knowledge

ENV201, ENV210, ENV103 (previously ENV205)

Unit Description

Aquatic ecosystems are amongst the most threatened globally. Effective management is necessary to protect and restore these vital ecosystems. This unit focuses on applying understanding of aquatic ecology to address key management issues in the context of current policy and management frameworks. The unit considers the perspectives of a wide range of stakeholders and critically evaluates natural resource management in aquatic ecosystems. The unit complements other units that focus on ecology and conservation and restoration biology. Theoretical understanding is linked with a practical field intensive or work with field data that explores management of aquatic ecosystems and associated resources (e.g. fisheries) in Australia.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Critically analyse specific issues related to aquatic resource management.
2.	Apply ecological principles and data to address complex aquatic resource management issues.
3.	Evaluate aquatic resource policy and management activities and their federal, state and territory contexts.
4.	Integrate knowledge of different stakeholder values and perspectives into aquatic resource management.
5.	Evaluate historic use of aquatic resources and its effects on aquatic ecosystems.
6.	Critique the application of co-management frameworks to aquatic ecosystems.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Short answer quiz (10 questions) on current management issues	10%	'1,4
2.	Analyses of ecological data	15%	'2,5
3.	Oral Presentation (10 minutes)	25%	'1,3,4
4.	Final report (2500 words) critically evaluating locally relevant literature on management of aquatic resources	50%	'1,2,3,4,5,6

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	ITV	View
2025	Semester 2	External	External Studies	ITV	View

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ITV: This unit will be delivered/part-delivered intensively in this teaching period rather than over the full semester.

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