Marine Resource Management

Marine resource management is the management of society's interactions with, and impacts on, the marine environment. Sustainable management involves managing economic, social and environmental systems. In this course, the ecosystem management principles involved in sustainable exploitation and conservation of marine environments and species are considered. A national, European, and global perspective is included, and underlying principles are demonstrated by reference to case studies.

1. Describe ecosystem based management for the sustainable exploitation and conservation of marine resources

2. Recognise the influences of social, ecological, cultural, political, economic, historical, and geographic factors on how marine spaces and resources are used, perceived, and managed.

3. Apply techniques to combine human dimensions with ecological data for a more integrated approach to marine resource management.