Marine Protected Area Management
UndergraduateTAS-JFA3162024
Course information for 2024 intake
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- No ATAR needed, No prior study
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Marine Protected Area Management
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Describe the theory and rationale for the use of different types of protected areas.
- Critique processes of protected area planning and administration.
- Develop objectives critical for the establishment, management and evaluation of a protected area.
- Design appropriate strategies for balancing conservation and ecological sustainable development.
- Evaluate the efficacy of protected areas.
- Introduction and Historical Perspectives
- Roles of Protected Areas
- Social aspects of Protected Areas
- Networks and reserves
- Institutional and legal framework
- Management plans
- Monitoring and enforcement
- Tasmanian MPAs Field Camp
- Co-Management and community engagement
- Tools for MPA design and management: GIS and remote sensing
- Skills for MPA design and management: Negotiation and facilitation
In this subject, you will investigate the global role of marine protected areas (MPAs) in balancing biodiversity conservation and sustainable food production. Using examples worldwide, you will study various MPAs and other types of area-based management - from small fishery closures to large world heritage sites, such as the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Students participating in the subject will have the opportunity to visit four MPAs in Tasmania, engage in discussions with scientists, stakeholders, and park rangers, and perform their own biological and socio-economic surveys to evaluate MPA impacts. During interactive seminars and peer-based tutorials, students will study MPA theory and case studies, develop and communicate MPA management plans, and apply quantitative tools to design MPAs and measure their impacts.
On completion of this subject, you will have an understanding of:
(1) the different types of MPAs,
(2) the trade-offs among ecological and socio-economic outcomes,
(3) effective MPA design, enforcement and governance, and
(4) progress towards global MPA targets.
- Written Report (25%)
- Short Answer Question (30%)
- Final Exam (20%)
- Presentation (25%)
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- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Weekly for 13 weeks: 2-hr lectures, 2-hr tutorials.
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- 0.125 EFTSL
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