Sustainability of Aquatic Resources

Three credits · Undergraduate

An interdisciplinary look at the dynamic relationship between aquatic resources and human activities. This course will demonstrate how humans rely on water throughout their daily lives and will explore the ways that marine and freshwater environments have been impacted. A main goal will be to investigate steps to mediate issues affecting the sustainable use of aquatic resources and assess the implications from social, economic, management, and ecosystem perspectives. Topics will include global concerns with emphasis on issues within Atlantic Canada, and will compare Indigenous and Eurocentric approaches to sustainability. Credit will be granted for only one of AQUA 350 or AQUA 398 (2021-2022, 2023-2024). Prerequisite: AQUA 101,102, or permission of the instructor. Three credits and tutorial. Offered 2026-2027 and in alternate years.