Master's in Aquaculture and Marine Resource Management

Wageningen University and Research is a public research university located in Wageningen, Netherlands. It was founded in 1918 and is one of the leading agricultural universities in the world. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as agriculture, food sciences, and environmental sciences. Wageningen University and Research is known for its research in areas such as food security, sustainable agriculture, and biodiversity, and has close partnerships with industry and government organizations.

The master's Aquaculture and Marine Resource Management is a two-year MSc programme. You can specialise in Aquaculture; Marine Governance; Marine Resources and Ecology. Oceans, seas, estuaries and lakes are major providers of ecosystem goods and services such as food, tourism and coastal protection. In many cases, exploitation levels have bypassed the carrying capacity of these ecosystems leading to devastating effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Do you want to learn about innovative and sustainable solutions to preserve marine biodiversity and its ecosystem functions? Are you going to tackle these issues, using an integrative approach to marine ecosystem management? Then this is the master’s for you. Why this programme? Combining natural sciences and social sciences to find integrative solutions A lot of personal contact between teachers and students, informal study culture Research institute IMARES is part of Wageningen University & Research. This makes it possible to provide unique training opportunities in the marine field. Internationally oriented programme