Study Programmes 2015-2016
ENVT2022-1  
Marine biology, managing fishing resources in marine waters
Duration :
18h Th, 6h Pr
Number of credits :
Specialised master in environmental management in developing countries2
Lecturer :
Sylvie Gobert
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Part 1: Introduction to Marine Biology fundamentals (primary production, trophic webs, biological cycles, ecosystem connectivity)
Part 2: Ficheries sciences fundamentals
Part 3: Fishery Policy and marine protected area
Learning outcomes of the course :
To obtain fundamental notion in marine biology and fisheries sciences, allowing to assess the socio-economical and environmental complexities of the gestion of sea ressources exploitation.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
to have basic notion in ecology and biology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
6 x 3h00 on Arlon's campus + 5h at Zoology museum
Recommended or required readings :
powerpoint presentation
Assessment methods and criteria :
oral exam
or
written work (5 pages max on a thema chosen by the student and related to the course
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
second quadrimestre (Gembloux)
Contacts :
Dr Gilles Lepoint, Laboratoire d'Océanologie, Université de Liège, Belgique
tel 04.3663327
e-mail: G.Lepoint@ulg.ac.be