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Students from the Master in Marine Aquaculture present their research in seabass, gilthead seabream, prawn, macroalgae and octopus
CIHEAM > AGENDAS > Students from the Master in Marine Aquaculture present their research in seabass, gilthead seabream, prawn, macroalgae and octopus
  • The work has been the result of two years of study and research in the 2022-2024 edition of the International Master in Marine Aquaculture organised by CIHEAM Zaragoza and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 9 September 2024.- Twelve students from 5 countries (Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Spain and Tunisia) have successfully completed the 2022-2024 edition of the International Master in Marine Aquaculture organised by CIHEAM Zaragoza and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

The students have presented their Final Master Theses (TFM) leading to their master’s degree, equivalent to the official Master of the Spanish university system, focused on numerous aspects related to aquaculture production, ranging from genetics and nutrition to pathology and animal welfare.

Their research has analysed the production of some of the most important species worldwide such as seabass, gilthead seabream or whiteleg shrimp, and other new aquaculture species such as octopus, as well as macroalgae.

The young people have worked towards their TFMs at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and at partner institutions such as the Oceanographic Centres of Murcia and Tenerife, both belonging to the Spanish Oceanography Institute of the Spanish National Research Council (IEO-CSIC); the Aquaculture Institute "Torre de la Sal" (IATS-CSIC); and the University of Vigo.

With this research work, the students complete two years of specialisation in the most innovative technological and scientific topics in aquaculture production.

Bernardo Basurco, academic coordinator of the master’s and administrator in charge of the strategic area of fisheries and aquaculture at CIHEAM Zaragoza is very pleased with the students’ achievements: “It is essential to train qualified experts in a sector with such a promising development and potential as aquaculture. We congratulate the students that have just completed the master’s on the high quality of their research projects and wish them great success in their professional careers”.

The master’s programme has highly specialised lecturers from the organising institutions as well as prestigious guest lecturers from research and teaching centres, public administrations and private entities in several countries.

For more information about the master’s programme, visit: www.masteracuicultura.es/en.