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Post-Graduation Courses (Master) in the domain of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Europe
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| Belgium | |||
| Brussels | ECOMAMA - master ecological marine management | Free University of Brussels and University of Antwerp | ecomama@vub.ac.be |
| Marine ecological management: general ecology, with strong emphasis on tropical ecosystems, ecotoxicology, marine biodiversity and conservation management, marine pollution, risk management and fisheries ecology. | |||
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| Ghent | Master in Marine and Lacustrine Sciences | Ghent University - Faculty of Sciences | ann.vanreusel@ugent.be |
| Fisheries management & aquaculture, costal management, marine ecology, oceanography, microbiology, pollution, paleoceanography and climate, lacustrine systems | |||
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| Ghent | European Masters of Science in Aquaculture | Ghent University - Faculty of Sciences | MSc.aquaculture@UGent.be |
| 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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| Ghent | Master in Aquaculture | Ghent University - Faculty of Sciences | MSc.aquaculture@UGent.be |
| 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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| Liége | Master in Oceanography and Marine Science | University of Liège - Faculty of Sciences | sdjenidi@ulg.ac.be |
| Oceanography, coastal management and aquaculture | |||
| Croatia | |||
| Zagreb | Master of Science in Fisheries | University of Zagreb - Faculty of Agriculture | ipejic@agr.hr |
| Fisheries management | |||
| Denmark | |||
| Aarhus | Master Programme in Marine Science | University of Aarhus - The Institute of Biological Sciences | preben.jensen@biology.au.dk |
| 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 | |||
| Tartu | Master in Ichthyology and Fisheries | University of Tartu - Institute of Zoology and Hydrobiology | saat@sea.ee |
| Main research areas: fisheries management, ichthyology, population dynamics, fish embryology, alien species and plankton research | |||
| France | |||
| Angers | Master in Natural Resource Management | Université Catholique de l'ouest - Institute of Biology and Applied Ecology | elambert@uco.fr |
| Natural resource management: fisheries managementh | |||
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| Bordeaux | Master of Science and Technology - Mention of Ecological Systems - Functioning of Aquatic Ecosystems (Research) | University of Bordeaux 1 - Biological Sciences | accueil@23cyc-bx1.u-bordeaux.fr |
| Environmental sciences, environmental ecophysiology, population biology, marine ecosystemsh | |||
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| Brest | Master of Science in Marine Science, Littoral and Sea | University of Bretagne - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mar | Yveline.LeMoal@univ-brest.fr |
| Several options: marine science, environmental marine chemistry, ocean geodynamics, maritime law, expertise and environmental coastal management, economics of the marine resourcesh | |||
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| Caen | Master in Fundamental and Applied Biology - Development of Coastal Living Resources | University of Caen | suio@admin.unicaen.fr |
| 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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| Corte, Corsica | Master in Integrated Management, Coastal Management (Mediterranean Coast) | University of Corsica Pascal Paoli | pergent@univ-corse.fr |
| Multi-disciplinary study program: functioning of the marine ecosystem and integrated coastal management (conservation, exploitation of marine resources). | |||
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| La Rochelle | Master in Sustainable Exploitation and Coastal Ecosystems | University of La Rochelle - Laboratory of Biology and Marine Environment | eric.feunteun@univ-lr.fr |
| 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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| Marseille | Master in Oceanography | Mediteranean University, Aix-Marseille II | eric.feunteun@univ-lr.fr |
| Option of environmental economics, fisheries management, fisheries economics | |||
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| Montepellier | European Master in Aquatic Productions Management | University of Montpellier 2 - CREUFOP | e-gars@univ-montp2.fr |
| Aquaculture and fisheries management, economics, marketing and marine protection | |||
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| Nantes | Master of Science in Medical and Biological Sciences, Specialization in Marine Production | University of Nantes | Peter.Beninger@isomer.univ-nantes.fr |
| Marine biological production | |||
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| Paris | Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Management | Agricultural National Institute Paris-Grignon | bureau@grignon.inra.fr |
| Natural resource management, fisheries and agriculture economics | |||
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| Perpignan | Master in Mediterranean Environment and Sustainable Development | University of Perpignan | mitta@univ-perp.fr |
| 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 | |||
| Rennes | Master in Biology and Animal Production | UFR Life Sciences and Environment Laboratory | christian.saligaut@univ-rennes1.fr |
| Option of aquaculture and marine production | |||
| Rennes | Master in Agronomical Sciences, Mention of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science | Agrocampus Rennes and Veterinarian School of Nantes (Joint Master) | renault@agrocampus-rennes.fr |
| Fisheries management, aquaculture and coastal management | |||
| Germany | |||
| Berlin | Master of Science in Fishery Science and Aquaculture | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Faculty of Agriculture | udo.kummerow@agrar.hu-berlin.de |
| Aquaculture and water management | |||
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| Bremen | Master of Science on Aquatic Tropical Ecology | University of Bremen - The Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology - ZMT | isatec@uni-bremen.de |
| Fundamentals of tropical marine ecology, assessment & management of aquatic resources, approaches for coastal planning and management, economic valuation of natural resources | |||
| Greece | |||
| Crete | Master of Science on Environmental Biology - Management of Marine Resources | University of Crete - Department of Biology | despina@biology.uoc.gr |
| 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 | |||
| Háskóla Islands | Master in Environmental and Natural resource | University of Iceland - The Fisheries Research Institute | fisheries@rhi.hi.is |
| Fisheries management: fisheries ecology, aquaculture, fishing economics, management, export and marketing, harvesting and processing, law and sociology | |||
| Ireland | |||
| Belfield, Dublin | Master of Applied Science in Environmental Science | University College Dublin-Department of Zoology | mary.kelly-quinn@ucd.ie |
| Several courses on fisheries management: fisheries and wildlife management, environmental economics, environmental law and policy | |||
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| Cork | Master of Science/Diploma in Fisheries Management, Development and Conservation | University College Cork- Department of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Science | e.rogan@ucc.ie |
| 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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| Cork | European Masters of Science in Aquaculture and Fisheries | University College Cork, Aquaculture Development Centre | e.rogan@ucc.ie |
| 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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| Dublin | Master of Science in Environmental Sciences | Trinity College Dublin - Centre for the Environment | cenv@tcd.ie |
| Some topics include marine biology and fish resource management | |||
| Italy | |||
| Udine | Master of Science in Natural Resource Management | Università degli studi di Udine | cristina.coiutti@uniud.it |
| Natural resource management | |||
| Malta | |||
| Msida | Master of Science in Biology | University of Malta - Department of Biology | biology@um.edu.mt |
| Branch of fisheries biology and marine aquaculture, marine pollution and environmental quality | |||
| Norway | |||
| Bergen | Master in Aquaculture Biology | University of Bergen - Department of Biology | studieveileder@bio.uib.no |
| Aquaculture biology | |||
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| Bergen | European Masters in Aquaculture and Fisheries | University of Bergen - Department of Biology | studieveileder@bio.uib.no |
| 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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| Bergen | Master in Fisheries biology and management | University of Bergen - Department of Biology | studieveileder@bio.uib.no |
| Fisheries biology, fish physiology and anatomy, genetics, taxonomy and larval ecology | |||
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| Tromsø | Master in Fisheries Management | University of Tromsø - Norwegian Fishery College | torej@nfh.uit.no |
| Fisheries management: fisheries biology and ecology, fishing gear technology, fishery economics, marketing, principles of organisation, and law | |||
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| Tromsø | Master in Aquaculture | University of Tromsø - Norwegian Fishery College | torej@nfh.uit.no |
| 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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| Trondheim | European Masters in Aquaculture and Fisheries | Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Brattora Research Centre | Elin.Kjorsvik@bio.ntnu.no |
| 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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| Poland | |||
| Olsztyn | European Masters in Aquaculture and Fisheries | University of Warmia and Mazury, The Faculty of Environmental Sciences & Fisheries | brzuzan@uwm.edu.pl |
| 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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| Szczecin | Master on Fisheries | University of Agriculture in Szczecin, The Faculty of Marine Fisheries and Food Technology | dziekanat@fish.ar.szczecin.pl |
| Fisheries Management | |||
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| Szczecin | Master on Intensive Fish and Crayfish Farming | University of Agriculture in Szczecin, The Faculty of Marine Fisheries and Food Technology | dziekanat@fish.ar.szczecin.pl |
| Intensive fish and crayfish farming | |||
| Portugal | |||
| Angra, Faro, Bragança, Castelo Branco | Master on Nature Conservation and Management | University of the Azores - Departament of Agriculture and University of the Algarve - Faculty of Environment and Marine Sciences | tomaz.dentinho@angra.uac.pt |
| Coastal management, nature conservation and management, natural resource economics | |||
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| Évora | Master Course in Littoral Biology and Ecology | University of Evora - Department of Biology | tcruz@uevora.pt |
| 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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| Faro | Master in Coastal and Marine Studies | University of the Algarve - Faculty of Marine Science and Environment | emac@ualg.pt |
| Marine resources and coastal management - oceanography, marine environment and polution, marine ecology, fisheries management, economics and ocean policy | |||
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| Faro | Master in Aquaculture and Fisheries | University of the Algarve - Faculty of Marine Science and Environment | cmreis@ualg.pt |
| 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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| Faro | European Masters of Science in Aquaculture and Fisheries | University of the Algarve - Faculty of Marine Science and Environment | kerzini@ualg.pt |
| 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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| Horta | Master in Integrated Studies of the Oceans | University of the Azores - Department of Oceanography and Fisheries | ddop@notes.horta.uac.pt |
| Oceanography, marine biology and ecology, fisheries management | |||
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| Lisbon | Master in Fisheries and Aquaculture | University of Lisbon - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology | dba@fc.ul.pt |
| Fisheries and aquaculture, biodiversity and marine ecology | |||
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| Lisbon | Master in Biology and Environmental Protection | University of Lisbon - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology | dba@fc.ul.pt |
| Main research topics include: biodiversity, ecology, genetics, natural resource management, ethics, economics and environmental sociology. | |||
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| Porto | Master in Marine Sciences - Marine Resources | University of Porto - Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar | info@icbas.up.pt |
| Marine biology, marine ecology, aquaculture, nutrition, fisheries management, oceanography, genetics | |||
| Romania | |||
| Cluj-Napoca | Genetic Engineering and Reproductive Technologies Implemented on Animals | University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterenary Medicine Cluj-Napoca | ghmuresan@usamvcluj.ro |
| Fishing and aquaculture genetics, livestock breeding sciences | |||
| Spain | |||
| Barcelona | Master in Marine Science and Technology | Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana (FUNIBER) | iem@funiber.org |
| Several branches: marine biology, marine ecology, fisheries management, marine pollution, aquaculture, oceanography, coastal management | |||
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| Barcelona | Master on Sustainable Coastal Management | International University Study Center | correo@iusc.es |
| Marine ecology and biology, marine geology, oceanography, marine pollution, marine resource management, fisheries management, legislation, coastal management | |||
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| Las Palmas | Master in Marine Sciences | University of Las Palmas and Gran Canaria - Faculty of Marine Sciences | crguez@dma.ulpgc.es |
| Marine resources, marine ecology, community assessment, coastal management, marine protection, aquaculture | |||
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| Puerto Real, Cádiz | Master inOceanology | University of Cadiz - Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences | luis.sagardoy@uca.es |
| Several branches: marine biology, marine ecology, fisheries management, marine pollution, aquaculture, oceanography | |||
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| Vigo | Master in Marine Sciences | University of Vigo - Department of Ecology and Animal Biology | depc04@uvigo.es |
| Marine biology, marine ecology, fisheries management, marine pollution, aquaculture, oceanography | |||
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| Amsterdam | Master in Limnology and Oceanography | Universiteit van Amsterdam - Faculty of Science, Biological Sciences | master@science.uv.nl |
| 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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| Wageningen | European Masters in Aquaculture and Fisheries | Wageningen University | johan.verreth@wur.nl |
| 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 | |||
| Canakkale | Master in Fisheries | Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University | fenbilimleri@comu.edu.tr |
| Fisheries management | |||
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| Erdemli-Mersin | Master in Marine Biology and Fisheries | Institute of Marine Sciences - Middle East Technical University Turkey | admin@ims.metu.edu.tr |
| 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 | |||
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| Aberdeen | Master of Science in Marine and Fisheries Science: Sustainable Management of Living Marine Resources | Aberdeen University - Department of Zoology, School of Biological Sciences | j.c.harley@abdn.ac.uk |
| Fisheries management, exploitation and management of the marine environment and its living resources. | |||
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| Bangor | Master of Science in Shellfish Biology, Fisheries and Culture | University of Wales, Bangor - School of Ocean Sciences | l.levay@bangor.ac.uk |
| Aquaculture and fisheries management. Marine environmental protection, management and cultivation of commercial marine species | |||
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| Edinburgh | Master of Science in Marine Resource Management | Heriot-Watt University - Department of Biological Sciences | D.Haston@hw.ac.uk |
| Marine resource management, fisheries management | |||
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| Hull | Master of Science in Estuarine and Coastal Science and Management | University of Hull - The Department of Biological Sciences | m.elliott@hull.ac.uk |
| It adresses the biological, physical and chemical features of estuaries and coastal waters as well as socioeconomic and legal aspects of resource management | |||
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| Hull | Master of Science in Fisheries Policy and Planning | University of Hull - The Department of Biological Sciences | i.g.cowx@hull.ac.uk |
| 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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| Hull | Master of Science in Fisheries Science | University of Hull - The Department of Biological Sciences | i.g.cowx@hull.ac.uk |
| 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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| Hull | Master of Science of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture | University of Hull - The Department of Biological Sciences | i.g.cowx@hull.ac.uk |
| 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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| Portsmouth | Master of Science in Marine Resources Economics | University of Portsmouth - CEMARE | bus-pgrad@port.ac.uk |
| Principles of economics, introduction to quantitative economics, economics of the marine environment, fisheries science, bioeconomic modelling | |||
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| Portsmouth | Master of Science in Coastal and Marine Resource Management | University of Portsmouth | bus-pgrad@port.ac.uk |
| 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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| Stirling | Master of Science in Aquaculture | University of Stirling - Institute of Aquaculture | hgg1@stir.ac.uk |
| Research across most areas of aquaculture science, including: genetics, disease, nutrition, environment, aquaculture systems and development | |||
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| Swansea | Master of Science in Aquaculture and the Environment | University of Wales Swansea - Biological Sciences | p.j.hayward@swansea.ac.uk |
| 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. | |||


