Fisheries Enviromental Impact Assessment
- Agricultural Sciences
- 300 level
- 2 credit units
- 89 pages
- 22 units
This course on Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment (FEIA) introduces Environmental Impact Assessment as a tool for sustainable development in fisheries and aquaculture. It explores the tropical aquatic environment, developmental issues, and conceptual frameworks for aquatic environmental management. The course covers legal and institutional frameworks, EIA principles, key elements, and integrated assessment, providing skills to facilitate EIA of proposed fisheries and aquaculture activities.
About this course
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Study hours
- 156 hours
- Maths
- None
- Content
- Theoretical
- Practical work
- No
- Self Assessment Exercises
- Tutor Marked Assignments
- Final Examination
What you'll read
The real module and unit structure of AFM310, taken from the course material NOUN publishes.
One paragraph, so you can see how it reads
AFM310 · UNIT 1 DEFINITION AND TYPES OF TROPICAL AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT
Every module has a subunit and each unit contains a list of references and further reading. Try to get the textbooks and materials listed. The textbooks and materials are meant to deepen your understanding of the course.
What you should be able to do
- Describe tropical aquatic environments and developmental issues.
- Define and explain Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment (FEIA).
- Discuss the legal and institutional framework for EIA.
- Explain the principles and processes of EIA.
- Identify and evaluate project alternatives.
- Apply mitigation measures to minimize environmental impacts.
- Conduct integrated assessments of environmental resources.
What it prepares you for
- Environmental Impact Assessor
- Fisheries Officer
- Environmental Consultant
- Aquaculture Manager
- Environmental Protection Officer
- Fisheries Management
- Aquaculture Development
- Environmental Consulting
- Government Regulatory Agencies
- Conservation Organizations
Where it gets hard
The units students slow down on, and what makes each one heavy.
- Module 3: Legal and Institutional Framework for Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment
Unit 1: The legal and institutional framework for Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment
Understanding the complexities of the Environmental Impact Assessment Act of 1992 and its implications for fisheries projects requires careful analysis.
- Module 4: Key Elements of Environmental Impact Assessment
Unit 3: Identifying and evaluating project alternatives
Evaluating project alternatives requires a comprehensive understanding of environmental impacts and trade-offs.
A suggested way through it
13 weeks, about 68 hours in total. Yours will differ.
- Week 1Module 1: The Definition, Types and Developmental Issues of Tropical Aquatic Environment
Unit 1: Definition and types of tropical aquatic environment · 3 hours
Define tropical aquatic environment. Identify different types of tropical aquatic environments.
Unit 2: The Developmental issues in aquatic environment · 3 hours
Discuss the developmental issues affecting aquatic environments. Provide examples of human-induced pressures on aquatic ecosystems.
- Week 2Module 1: The Definition, Types and Developmental Issues of Tropical Aquatic Environment
Unit 3: Framework for aquatic environmental management · 3 hours
Understand the meaning of aquatic environmental management. Discuss the benefits of aquatic environmental management.
- Week 3Module 2: Introduction to Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment and History of EIA
Unit 1: Definition and scope of Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment · 3 hours
Define Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment (FEIA). Discuss the scope of Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment (FEIA).
Unit 2: The history of Environmental Impact Assessment · 3 hours
Discuss the history of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Discuss the trend of Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment (FEIA).
- Week 4Module 2: Introduction to Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment and History of EIA
Unit 3: The participants and their roles in Environmental Impact Assessment Process · 4 hours
Identify the participants in Environmental Impact Assessment. Describe the roles of participants in Environmental Impact Assessment.
- Week 5Module 3: Legal and Institutional Framework for Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment
Unit 1: The legal and institutional framework for Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment · 4 hours
Discuss the legal and institutional framework for Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment.
- Week 6Module 3: Legal and Institutional Framework for Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment
Unit 2: The main features of the legal and institutional frame work of an EIA · 4 hours
Identify the main features of the EIA legal and institutional frameworks.
- Week 7Module 3: Legal and Institutional Framework for Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment
Unit 3: Process and Procedural Framework in EIA · 4 hours
Describe the process and procedural frameworks of the FEIA.
- Week 8Module 4: Key Elements of Environmental Impact Assessment
Unit 1: Scoping · 3 hours
Define the term Scoping. Identify the importance of scoping in EIA.
Unit 2: Screening · 3 hours
Define the term Screening. Identify the importance of screening in EIA.
- Week 9Module 4: Key Elements of Environmental Impact Assessment
Unit 3: Identifying and evaluating project alternatives · 4 hours
Discuss the identification and selection of alternatives. Discuss the evaluation and presentation of alternatives.
- Week 10Module 4: Key Elements of Environmental Impact Assessment
Unit 4: Mitigating Measures · 3 hours
Define mitigation. Discuss the objectives of mitigation.
- Week 11Module 4: Key Elements of Environmental Impact Assessment
Unit 5: EIA report and Certification · 4 hours
Write the EIA report in the right sequence.
- Week 12Module 5: The Basic Guidelines and Procedures of EIA
Unit 1: Preliminary activities · 4 hours
Understand the need for preliminary studies in EIA. Identify the information that may be required for a preliminary EIA study.
Unit 2: Impact identification · 4 hours
Identify the methods of impact identification. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of impact identification methods.
- Week 13Module 5: The Basic Guidelines and Procedures of EIA
Unit 3: Impact evaluation · 4 hours
Understand what is evaluation of impact significance. Discuss the guiding principles for assessing impact significance.
Unit 4: Baseline study · 4 hours
Understand what is baseline information. Discuss the purpose for a base line information.
Unit 5: Documentation, decision making and Post audits · 4 hours
Understand the process of documentation, decision making and post audits in EIA.
Preparing for the exam
- Thoroughly review all Tutor-Marked Assignments (TMAs) and their solutions.
- Create detailed summaries of each unit, focusing on key definitions and concepts.
- Practice applying EIA principles to hypothetical fisheries and aquaculture projects.
- Pay close attention to the legal and institutional frameworks discussed in Module 3.
- Understand the different methods of impact identification and evaluation.
- Review the steps involved in scoping and screening, and their importance in the EIA process.
- Focus on the various benefits of undertaking an EIA and how they relate to sustainable development.
Questions students ask about this course
What is AFM310 about?
This course on Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment (FEIA) introduces Environmental Impact Assessment as a tool for sustainable development in fisheries and aquaculture. It explores the tropical aquatic environment, developmental issues, and conceptual frameworks for aquatic environmental management. The course covers legal and institutional frameworks, EIA principles, key elements, and integrated assessment, providing skills to facilitate EIA of proposed fisheries and aquaculture activities.
How many units does AFM310 have?
AFM310, Fisheries Enviromental Impact Assessment, has 22 units across 6 modules, over 89 pages of course material. You can read it one unit at a time.
How many credit units is AFM310?
AFM310 carries 2 credit units, at 300 level in Agricultural Sciences.
Is AFM310 hard?
AFM310 is rated intermediate level, with no mathematical content. It is mostly theoretical work.
How long does AFM310 take to study?
About 156 hours of study, spread across its 22 units.
How is AFM310 assessed?
AFM310 is assessed by Self Assessment Exercises, Tutor Marked Assignments and Final Examination.
What can I do with AFM310?
Environmental Impact Assessor, Fisheries Officer, Environmental Consultant, Aquaculture Manager and Environmental Protection Officer.