Course content

Academic content: This EVU course will provide a broad introduction to sustainability for the aquaculture industry, including the interaction between sustainability expectations, sustainability technology and sustainability reporting. The main focus is on highlighting regulatory expectations, and the opportunities and challenges that lie in ensuring an aquaculture industry that is both sustainable and profitable, and that delivers on expectations from authorities/politicians and consumers. There will also be an introduction of technology that enables increased sustainability, and the interaction between sustainability and measurement technology and overall reporting. The course will give a brief insight into sustainability aspects and future trends in technology and technology development.

Learning outcome

• Understand principles for value chain analysis and circular economy in the aquaculture industry
• Insight into reporting requirements, political risk and consumer expectations that may affect sustainability requirements going forward
• Understand the importance of reporting on sustainability, and the use of credible reporting as a competitive advantage
• Describe sustainability aspects of the aquaculture industry, and how technology and measurement systems provide opportunities to document increased sustainability

Learning methods and activities

Digital teaching and learning material on Canvas.

Compulsory assignments

• Approved online course and digital quiz
• Participation in physical assembly

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

It is an advantage to have basic knowledge in economics subjects, but this is not an admission requirement.

Required previous knowledge

None

Course materials

Digital learning material on Canvas

Syllabus

Link to reading list in Leganto