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Post-Graduation Courses (Master) in the domain of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Europe
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Master: Oceans & Lakes - Master of Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management Topics: The programme aims at providing the students with a strong fundamental as well as applied background in marine and lacustrine sciences with an opening towards world (eco)systems and development-related issues. It adopts a multidisciplinary approach integrating physical, chemical geological, ecological and societal aspects and including nature conservation and sustainable development. The acquired knowledge and system understanding will allow the students to develop a critically thinking and problem-solving attitude, essential for assisting in environmental management. |
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Master: Oceans & Lakes - Master of Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management Topics: The programme aims at providing the students with a strong fundamental as well as applied background in marine and lacustrine sciences with an opening towards world (eco)systems and development-related issues. It adopts a multidisciplinary approach integrating physical, chemical geological, ecological and societal aspects and including nature conservation and sustainable development. The acquired knowledge and system understanding will allow the students to develop a critically thinking and problem-solving attitude, essential for assisting in environmental management. |
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Master: European Masters of Science in Aquaculture Topics: Research areas include: nutritional biochemistry of fish, fish reproduction, cytogenetics in fish breeding, larviculture and larval food production, management in the aquaculture industry, aquaculture genetics, aquaculture and the environment, modelling in fisheries, conservation and management, fisheries management, ecology of resources and ecosystems. |
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Master: Master in Aquaculture Topics: Aquaculture for both marine and freshwater organisms, production techniques, hygiene & disease control, marine larviculture of fish and shellfish but also includes aspects such as business management and genetics. |
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Master: Master in Oceanography and Marine Science Topics: Oceanography, coastal management and aquaculture. |
| Croatia |
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Master: Master of Science in Fisheries Topics: Fisheries management. |
| Denmark |
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Master: Master Programme in Marine Science Topics: Some courses include: fisheries biology and biological statistics used in fisheries biology, principles of aquaculture, cultivation of marine plants, invertebrates, and fish, and various procedures used for aquaculture. |
| Estonia |
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Master: Master in Ichthyology and Fisheries Topics: Main research areas: fisheries management, ichthyology, population dynamics, fish embryology, alien species and plankton research. |
| France |
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Master: Master in Natural Resource Management Topics: Natural resource management: fisheries management. |
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Master: Master of Science and Technology - Mention of Ecological Systems - Functioning of Aquatic Ecosystems (Research) Topics: Environmental sciences, environmental ecophysiology, population biology, marine ecosystems. |
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Master: Master of Science in Marine Science, Littoral and Sea Topics: Several options: marine science, environmental marine chemistry, ocean geodynamics, maritime law, expertise and environmental coastal management, economics of the marine resources. |
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Master: Master in Fundamental and Applied Biology - Development of Coastal Living Resources Topics: Exploitation of the marine resources: production and management of fisheries; aquaculture systems and environment, coastal development, up-grading of sea products. |
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Master: Master in Integrated Management, Coastal Management (Mediterranean Coast) Topics: Multi-disciplinary study program: functioning of the marine ecosystem and integrated coastal management (conservation, exploitation of marine resources). |
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Master: Master in Sustainable Exploitation and Coastal Ecosystems Topics: Main research areas are: structure and functioning of the marine ecosystems, environmental law and natural resource economics, tropical sustainable development, geographical information systems, marine ecology. |
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Master: Master in Oceanography Topics: Option of environmental economics, fisheries management, fisheries economics. |
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Master: European Master in Aquatic Productions Management Topics: Aquaculture and fisheries management, economics, marketing and marine protection. |
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Master: Master of Science in Medical and Biological Sciences, Specialization in Marine Production Topics: Marine biological production. |
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Master: Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Management Topics: Natural resource management, fisheries and agriculture economics. |
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Master: Master in Mediterranean Environment and Sustainable Development Topics: Several courses on fisheries and aquaculture, for instance, marine ecosystems and population biology, geographical information systems, sustainable management of the marine resources, fisheries, aquaculture, property rights and conflicts, water management. |
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Master: Master in Biology and Animal Production Topics: Option of aquaculture and marine production. |
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Master: Master in Agronomical Sciences, Mention of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Topics: Fisheries management, aquaculture and coastal management. |
| Germany |
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Master: Master of Science in Fishery Science and Aquaculture Topics: Aquaculture and water management. |
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Master: Master of Science on Aquatic Tropical Ecology Topics: Fundamentals of tropical marine ecology, assessment & management of aquatic resources, approaches for coastal planning and management, economic valuation of natural resources. |
| Greece |
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Master: Master of Science on Environmental Biology - Management of Marine Resources Topics: Integrated knowledge in the biology and management of terrestrial and marine resources. Theoretical and applied knowledge in aquaculture science and technology. Advanced knowledge in technology of protection and management of coastal ecosystems and fisheries resources. |
| Iceland |
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Master: Master in Environmental and Natural resource Topics: Fisheries management: fisheries ecology, aquaculture, fishing economics, management, export and marketing, harvesting and processing, law and sociology. |
| Ireland |
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Master: Master of Applied Science in Environmental Science Topics: Several courses on fisheries management: fisheries and wildlife management, environmental economics, environmental law and policy. |
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Master: Master of Science/Diploma in Fisheries Management, Development and Conservation Topics: Multi-disciplinary programme designed to develop national skills in the management, development and conservation of fisheries, marine and coastal fisheries underpinning a sustainable marine food sector. |
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Master: European Masters of Science in Aquaculture and Fisheries Topics: Research areas include: nutritional biochemistry of fish, fish reproduction, cytogenetics in fish breeding, larviculture and larval food production, management in the aquaculture industry, aquaculture genetics, aquaculture and the environment, modelling in fisheries, conservation and management, fisheries management, ecology of resources and ecosystems. |
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Master: Master of Science in Environmental Sciences Topics: Some topics include marine biology and fish resource management. |
| Italy |
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Master: Master of Science in Natural Resource Management Topics: Natural resource management. |
| Malta |
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Master: Master of Science in Biology Topics: Branch of fisheries biology and marine aquaculture, marine pollution and environmental quality. |
| Norway |
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Master: Master in Aquaculture Biology Topics: Aquaculture biology. |
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Master: European Masters in Aquaculture and Fisheries Topics: Several fields of fisheries management and aquaculture: nutritional biochemistry of fish, fish reproduction, physiology, breeding in salmonids, genetics, larviculture and larval food production, management in the aquaculture industry, aquaculture and the environment, pathology and parasitology, modelling in fisheries. |
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Master: Master in Fisheries biology and management Topics: Fisheries biology, fish physiology and anatomy, genetics, taxonomy and larval ecology. |
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Master: Master in Fisheries Management Topics: Fisheries management: fisheries biology and ecology, fishing gear technology, fishery economics, marketing, principles of organisation, and law. |
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Master: Master in Fisheries Management Topics: Aquaculture: nutritional biochemistry of fish, fish reproduction, physiology, new species for aquaculture, genetics, larviculture, management in the aquaculture industry, pathology and parasitology, marketing, economics. |
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Master: European Masters in Aquaculture and Fisheries Topics: Several fields of fisheries management and aquaculture: nutritional biochemistry of fish, fish reproduction, physiology, breeding in salmonids, genetics, larviculture and larval food production, management in the aquaculture industry, aquaculture and the environment, pathology and parasitology, modelling in fisheries. |
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Master: Master of Science in Aquaculture Topics: Physiology, Aquatic Health and Welfare, Reproduction Biology, Seafood Quality and Molecular Biology. |
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Master: Master of Science in Marine Ecology Topics: Ecology, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Oceanography. |
| Poland |
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Master: European Masters in Aquaculture and Fisheries Topics: Several fields of fisheries management and aquaculture: nutritional biochemistry of fish, fish reproduction, physiology, breeding in salmonids, genetics, larviculture and larval food production, management in the aquaculture industry, aquaculture and the environment, pathology and parasitology, modelling in fisheries. |
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Master: Master on Fisheries Topics: Fisheries Management. |
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Master: Master on Intensive Fish and Crayfish Farming Topics: Intensive fish and crayfish farming. |
| Portugal |
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Master: Master on Nature Conservation and Management Topics: Coastal management, nature conservation and management, natural resource economics. |
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Master: Master on Nature Conservation and Management Topics: Coastal management, nature conservation and management, natural resource economics. |
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Master: Master on Marine Biology Topics: Some topics include: biology of marine and estuarine fishes, fisheries biology, marine botany, biogeochemistry, marine genetics, coastal physical processes, littoral geology, littoral plankton, biology of estuarine benthos, biology of rocky shores. |
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Master: Master on Marine Sciences and Coastal Zones Topics: Some topics include: biology of marine and estuarine fishes, fisheries biology, marine botany, biogeochemistry, marine genetics, coastal physical processes, littoral geology, littoral plankton, biology of estuarine benthos, biology of rocky shores. |
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Master: Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Topics: Some topics include: biology of marine and estuarine fishes, fisheries biology, marine botany, biogeochemistry, marine genetics, coastal physical processes, littoral geology, littoral plankton, biology of estuarine benthos, biology of rocky shores. |
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Master: Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Topics: Some topics include: biology of marine and estuarine fishes, fisheries biology, marine botany, biogeochemistry, marine genetics, coastal physical processes, littoral geology, littoral plankton, biology of estuarine benthos, biology of rocky shores. |
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Master: Master in Coastal and Marine Studies Topics: Marine resources and coastal management - oceanography, marine environment and polution, marine ecology, fisheries management, economics and ocean policy. |
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Master: Master in Aquaculture and Fisheries Topics: Fisheries and aquaculture: nutritional biochemistry of fish, fish reproduction, breeding, cytogenetics, larviculture, management in the aquaculture industry, genetics, pathology and parasitology, modelling in fisheries, conservation. |
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Master: European Masters of Science in Aquaculture and Fisheries Topics: Some topics in the programme are: nutritional biochemistry of fish, fish reproduction, cytogenetics in fish breeding, larviculture and larval food production, management in the aquaculture industry, aquaculture genetics, aquaculture and the environment, modelling in fisheries, conservation and management, fisheries management, ecology of resources and ecosystems. |
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Master: Master in Integrated Studies of the Oceans Topics: Oceanography, marine biology and ecology, fisheries management. |
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Master: Master in Fisheries and Aquaculture Topics: Fisheries and aquaculture, biodiversity and marine ecology. |
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Master: Master in Biology and Environmental Protection Topics: Main research topics include: biodiversity, ecology, genetics, natural resource management, ethics, economics and environmental sociology. |
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Master: Master in Marine Sciences - Marine Resources Topics: Marine biology, marine ecology, aquaculture, nutrition, fisheries management, oceanography, genetics. |
| Romania |
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Master: Genetic Engineering and Reproductive Technologies Implemented on Animals Topics: Fishing and aquaculture genetics, livestock breeding sciences. |
| Spain |
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Master: Master in Marine Science and Technology Topics: Several branches: marine biology, marine ecology, fisheries management, marine pollution, aquaculture, oceanography, coastal management. |
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Master: Master on Sustainable Coastal Management Topics: Marine ecology and biology, marine geology, oceanography, marine pollution, marine resource management, fisheries management, legislation, coastal management. |
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Master: Master in Oceanology Topics: Several branches: marine biology, marine ecology, fisheries management, marine pollution, aquaculture, oceanography. |
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Master: Master in Marine Sciences Topics: Marine biology, marine ecology, fisheries management, marine pollution, aquaculture, oceanography. |
| The Netherlands |
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Master: Master in Limnology and Oceanography Topics: Study devoted to the ecosystems of lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans. The programme is a multidisciplinary study integrating all scientific disciplines as they apply to aquatic ecosystems. It includes biology, chemistry, physics, computer sciences, water management and the environmental sciences. Fisheries biology topics are also taught. |
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Master: European Masters in Aquaculture and Fisheries Topics: Several fields of fisheries management and aquaculture: nutritional biochemistry of fish, fish reproduction, physiology, breeding in salmonids, genetics, larviculture and larval food production, management in the aquaculture industry, aquaculture and the environment, pathology and parasitology, modelling in fisheries, conservation and management, ecology of resources and ecosystems. |
| Turkey |
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Master: Master in Fisheries Topics: Fisheries management. |
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Master: Master in Fisheries Topics: Fisheries related topics, such as phytoplankton, zooplankton, marine benthos and fishery. Besides these major topics, there are continuing studies on fisheries and plankton acoustics, fish population dynamics, alien species, no-fish-zones and phytoplankton pigments. |
| United Kingdom |
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Master: Master of Science in Marine and Fisheries Science: Sustainable Management of Living Marine Resources Topics: Fisheries management, exploitation and management of the marine environment and its living resources. |
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Master: Master of Science in Shellfish Biology, Fisheries and Culture Topics: Aquaculture and fisheries management. Marine environmental protection, management and cultivation of commercial marine species. |
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Master: Master of Science in Marine Resource Management Topics: Marine resource management, fisheries management. |
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Master: Master of Science in Fisheries Policy and Planning Topics: The programme aims to provide the skills necessary to manage change effectively in the process of the exploitation of fisheries and other natural aquatic resources. |
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Master: Master of Science in Fisheries Science Topics: The programme aims to provide the skills necessary to manage change effectively in the process of the exploitation of fisheries and other natural aquatic resources. |
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Master: Master of Science in Marine Resources Economics Topics: Principles of economics, introduction to quantitative economics, economics of the marine environment, fisheries science, bioeconomic modelling. |
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Master: Master of Science in Coastal and Marine Resource Management Topics: The course introduces the physical environments of coasts and oceans and their exploitation and the institutional frameworks that have been devised for the management of them. It then goes on to develop the themes of valuation, management and policy. |
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Master: Master of Science in Aquaculture Topics: Research across most areas of aquaculture science, including: genetics, disease, nutrition, environment, aquaculture systems and development. |
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Master: Master of Science in Aquaculture Topics: This MSc in aquaculture and the environment aims to prepare students to address in their work some of the factors that contribute to environmentally non-sustainable aspects of the industry. |
Last Update: July 2010
