Global Marine Resources Management

Overview

The marine environment is the largest ecosystem on our planet. It has been providing essential ecological services to all living things and a large variety of goods to human society. As the resources in the terrestrial environment continue to deplete, marine sources are the future of humanity. A key to sustainable utilization of the marine resources is to train talents with the knowledge and skill sets to understand, integrate and communicate the scientific, technological and socioeconomic issues that are involved in the exploration, management and conservation of marine resources.

The Global Marine Resources Management course from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology takes the latest insights from marine research from both the UK and Hong Kong, and puts them into a global context. 

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the program, graduates will be able to:

• Recognize the natural processes that are involved in the formation, functioning and regeneration of biological, chemical and physical compartments of the marine environment;

• Identify different biological, chemical, physical or geological components of the marine environment that serve as conventional and emerging resources for the human society;

• Analyze the impacts of natural and anthropogenic stressors on the long-term sustainability of marine resources;

• Integrate scientific, technological, socioeconomic and political issues that are involved in the exploration, management and conservation of marine resources, and communicate the issues to the public, business sector and policy makers;

• Make scientific evidence-based recommendations to the public, business and governmental stakeholders with regard to strategies and practices in sustainable utilization of marine resources; and

• Learn, communicate and work effectively as a professional in cross-national environment.