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 Coastal Resource Management - GEOH3921
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Contact: Sammut,Jesmond
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Offered: Semester 2 2005
 
 
Fee Band: 2
 
  

Description

This course focuses on coastal resource assessment and management. Topics include: Australian coastal zone policy, coastal ersoion and conservation, soil and water acidification, global shrimp farming issues and management, oyster farming, causes of fish kills and fish disease outbreaks, estuary management, coastal water resource management, recreational and commercial fisheries, and coastal wetlands. The course considers Australian and global perspectives on current and emerging coastal resource management issues. Students will participate in group work to develop skills in resource management.

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