Aquaculture Production and Environmental Impacts

Knowledge and understanding, The candidate should:

• Have a broad knowledge on 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 on 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