Subject description for 2023/24
Aquaculture Production and Environment
BIO5005
Subject description for 2023/24
Aquaculture Production and Environment
BIO5005
The course provides an overview of aquaculture environment interactions and the environmental consequences of production. Special emphasis is placed on the production of salmonids, and how the environmental effects of this affect management and technology development.
This online course gives an overview of world aquaculture and its environmental impacts. Special emphasis on salmonid aquaculture and how environmental effects are influencing legislation and technology development.
Admission to the course follows the admission requirement in the study program Master in Life Sciences.
Admission to the course requires the same qualifications as admission to the Master of Science in Biosciences.
Knowledge and understanding, The candidate should:
- Have a broad knowledge of species used in aquaculture and how aquaculture operates worldwide
- Have extensive knowledge on the ecological effects of aquaculture practices
- Have extensive knowledge about the ecological effects of salmonid aquaculture and how regulation and technology development is being shaped to mitigate these effects
- Have a broad knowledge of the ethical challenges for sustainable development in aquaculture
Skills, The candidate should:
- Apply theoretical knowledge and relevant information from research on practical and / or theoretical topics linked to aquaculture and its environmental effects
General competence The candidate should:
- Be able to communicate the most important issues, challenges and solutions within aquaculture and its environmental effects
- Update their knowledge, exchange opinions and experiences, and promote a knowledge-based opinion exchange
No costs except semester registration fee and syllabus literature.
Optional for MSc in Bosciences. Theoretical course.
Online seminars and group discussions. The teaching is given in two blocks per week.
Each student will participate in class discussions, and conduct some preparatory exercises including review scientific papers and a class presentation, with an individual report on a special topic submitted at the end of the course.
Compound evaluation, grading scale Letter grades
- Assessment Task, critical review, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Approved/ Not approved.
- Oral examination, comprises 20/100 of the grade, grading scale Letter grades.
- Written assignment, comprises 80/100 of the grade, grading scale Letter grades.
Curriculum literature
Subject language
English
Credits
10
Study location
Bodø
Teaching semesters
Autumn 2023
Responsible faculty
Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture
Course coordinator
