The lectures are grouped into four main modules:
- Charismatic species and tourism;
- Resource value and management;
- Marine ecosystems and climate change;
- Fishery management in the Maldives.
Module 1. Charismatic species of the Maldives and tourism
- Mantas of the Maldives – An Introduction
- Mantas of the Maldives – Manta tourism
- Whales and Dolphins of the Maldives
- Marine turtles of the Maldives
Module 2. Resource value and management
- How local communities value natural resources
- Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll: a case study
Module 3. Marine ecosystems and climate change
Module 4: Fishery management in the Maldives
- An insight into the Maldives livebait and tuna fishery
- Impacts of ghost nets in the Maldives