The course is designed to be interactive and promote discussion and debate. We know that the members of the fishing communities that attend our course have interesting knowledge and experience to share with us and the other participants. The full content is available by clicking here.
The course content is divided into four chapters and subsections which are listed below:
Chapter 1: Introduction
~ Our Changing World
~ Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
Chapter 2: Ecological and Community Health
~ South Africa’s Fisheries
~ South Africa’s Marine Life
~ South Africa’s Marine Ecosystem
~ Ecosystems and Climate Change
~ Food webs
~ Effects of Fishing
~ Fishing and Communities
Chapter 3: Introduction to Management
~ Introduction to Management
~ Co-management
~ Data collection
~ Management options
Chapter 4: Enforcement and Compliance