Underwater Farming

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Marine and Aquaculture Technology 7-10

Leisure - Module 23 Underwater Farming

explore the historical, cultural and economic significance of aquaculture

• identify a variety of ocean resources used by individuals and societies
• describe different types of underwater farms
• outline the role of hatcheries in aquaculture
• demonstrate skills required to raise aquatic organisms from eggs or juveniles
• outline the effects of diet on growth rates in aquatic organisms
• define harvest rates and outline the need to take into account growth/replenishment rates
• describe methods used to grow seaweed
• investigate methods used to farm various invertebrates (ACTDEK044)

Aquaculture in practice
Students:

• describe the operational procedures on an aquaculture farm
• outline major problems facing aquaculturalists (ACTDEK044)
• evaluate the effects of improved fishing technology and newly exploited resources, eg krill, kelp, on the quality and quantity of harvested seafoods (ACTDEK041)
• investigate employment opportunities in aquaculture
• assess the potential of aquaculture to sustain wild fish stocks and the aquatic environment
  
• measure the growth rates of fish

Elective Geography

Primary Production

Primary production
Students:

• investigate the nature and spatial distribution of primary production, for example:

– identification of different types of primary production and associated characteristics: agriculture (intensive, extensive, subsistence, commercial); mining (open-cut, underground, drilling); fishing (driftnet, longline, aquaculture) and forestry (selective logging, clear-felling, plantation farming)
– analysis of global patterns of agricultural, mining, fishing and forestry production

Role of primary production
Students:

• investigate the importance of primary production across a range of scales, for example:

– description of the importance of primary production to the local, national and global community
– analysis of current trends in primary production, eg the changing role of technology 
– examination of the involvement of multinationals in primary production
– prediction of future patterns of primary production at different scales

Investigative study
Select at least ONE activity relating to primary production operating at a local, regional or global scale.
Students:

• investigate the nature and characteristics of the selected primary production in operation:

– description of its location at a local, regional or global scale
– examination of the characteristics of the primary production
– description of the relevant geographical processes

• investigate the impact of the primary production:

– examination of environmental, social and economic impacts of the activity
– discussion of strategies to achieve sustainability

• investigate contemporary issues related to the primary production:

– identification of relevant contemporary issues
– analysis of one contemporary issue including the perspectives and influence of individuals, groups and governments in relation to the issue