Substrand: "8.11 Developing and Managing Marine Resources" (8 periods)

This sub strand aims at helping learners to understand the importance of our sea resources to our livelihood and national economy and why it is important that harvesting is done sustainably.

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

8.11.1 know the types of marine resource (k)

8.11.1.1 identify the types of marine resources

8.11.2 understand the benefits of marine resources to the local community and national economy (u)

8.11.2.1 identify certain marine products and explain their use and benefits to local communities and national economy

8.11.3 understand the different methods of marine resource harvesting, conservation and management (u)

8.11.3.1 list and explain traditional and modern methods of marine resource harvesting, conservation and management
8.11.3.2 draw diagrams of some of the main methods of traditional and modern fishing
8.11.3.3 examine a commercial fish processing establishment
8.11.3.4 explain some of the unsustainable practices on marine resources e.g. dynamiting of fish, use of drift net, and oil spillage in canneries
8.11.3.5 explain government regulations and laws to protect marine resources in Solomon Islands and some challenges in enforcing them

8.11.4 understand the importance of the Coral Triangle area to marine life (u)

8.11.4.1 locate the areas and countries within the Coral Triangle area and explain its importance to marine life and how to protect it

8.11.5 have formed opinions about different types of human activities that affect marine resources (a)

8.11.5.1 discuss views about how different human activities that affect marine life can be managed