MAF 576

Credits: 3 units (3 hours a week)

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

Course outline:

  1. Introduction
    1. Large marine vertebrates
      1. Marine mammals (cetaceans, sirenians, pinnipeds, sea otters and polar bears)
      2. Sea turtles
      3. Sharks and rays
    2. Important biological and ecological principles in relation to management and conservation of large marine vertebrates
    3. Review of the principles of conservation and management (e.g. sustainability and precautionary measures)
  2. Laws/ policies (global and local) in relation to management and conservation of large marine vertebrates
    1. Marine mammals
    2. Sea turtles
    3. Sharks and rays
  3. Integration of the biological/ecological, socio-economic, ethical and cultural dimensions related to managing and conserving large marine vertebrates
  4. Population simulation of some specific groups of large marine vertebrates and/or analyses of case studies regarding management and conservation of any of the specific groups of large marine vertebrates