COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF AQUACULTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CDK 5029 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF AQUACULTURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NIHAYET BIZSEL

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

To supply the students who are educated in marine sciences, the knowledge on broad spectrum of dependences of the future growth of aquaculture and highlights both relevant problems and expectations will be elucidated in the environment together with their consequences in terms of technological, social and economical aspects. Monitoring and regulating aquaculture has been urgent after increasing the pressure on the environment. Therefore, this course clarifies eutrophication and provides an insight into water quality models on different scenarios.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To figure out that aquculture as an integrated part of the marine ecosystem
2   To interprete the kind of pollution and their sources
3   To explain the new technologies
4   To evaluate the species composition
5   To indicate that aquaculture has to be managed at different scales

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Fish farm wastes in the Ecosystem Humans and Pollution Aquacultural pressures and Potential Impacts on Ecosystems
2 Fish farm wastes in the Ecosystem Environmental Quality Standards The Water Framework Directive
3 Fish farm wastes in the Ecosystem Ecosystem Health Phytoplankton Community Index Assimilative Capacity
4 Monitoring of Environmental Impacts of Marine Aquaculture Research support for Monitoring of Environmental Impacts Monitoring the Environmental Impact from Norwegian Aquaculture Monitoring the Environmental Impacts of Aquculture in Malta
5 Aquaculture and Coastal Space Management in Europe: An Ecological Perspective Competition for Physical Space Between Aquaculture, Shipping, Tourism and Recreation, Nutrient Loading in Coastal Areas-Interactions Between Aquaculture and Other Activities, Interactions of Wild Fish, Aquaculture and Fishing, Coastal Aquaculture Sites and Artificial Habitats, Managing the interaction of aquaculture
6 Genetic Interactions with Wild Populations/Species Direct Genetic Interactions Indirect Genetic Interactions Consequences of Interactions Methods to Reduce Such Effects
7 Non-Native Aquaculture Species Releases:Implications for Aquatic Ecosystems Habitat Modification Extinction of Native Flora and Fauna Disease Transfer Genetic Impacts Future Directions Risk evaluation and Management
8 Midterm exam
9 Safe and Nutritious Aquaculture Produce: Benefits and Risks of Alternative Sustainable Aquafeeds Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids (HUFA) and Human Health
10 Non-Govermental Organization (NGO) Approaches to Minimizing the Impacts of Aquaculture: A Review
11 Aquaculture in the Coastal Zone: Pressures, Interactions and Externalities Assignments
12 Student Presentation of the current researches
13 Future Trends in Aquaculture: Productivity Growth and Increased Production Production of Aquaculture Environmental Factors as a Limitation to Growth Current Trends of Development Main Driving Factors of Future Developments of Mariculture Perspectives on Mariculture Status and Future Perspectives of Marine Aquaculture
14 Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Aquaculture in the Ecosystem, Holmer , M., Black, K., Duarte C, M., Marba, N., Karakassis, I., (Editors), 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is implemented as class presentations and discussion format.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Reading 5 5 25
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 173

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
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LO.2444111
LO.3444111
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LO.5544111

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