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Fisheries Biology and Population Dynamics

Undergraduate | TAS-KSM314 | 2023

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
Subject may require attendance
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
14 weeks

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Fisheries Biology and Population Dynamics

About this subject

  • Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

    1. Define life history components and natural processes that influence populations of aquatic taxa.
    2. Record, describe and explain morphological, anatomical and habitat characteristics of aquatic taxa in relation to the behaviour and exploitation of the organism.
    3. Collect and record biological data to quantify key population dynamic parameters of an aquatic species.
    4. Use Microsoft Word and Excel to manage and analyse biological data to present qualitative and quantitative descriptions of exploited species.
    5. Develop and recommend management strategies that enable the sustainable harvest of fished stocks based on life history biology.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
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