During the second part of the Master, participants complete 60 ECTS focused on the introduction to research and on the elaboration of a Thesis based on the results of an original research work, once the candidate has prepared an experimental protocol submitted under the supervision of the thesis tutor. The experimental work for the elaboration of the thesis is carried out in the organizing institutions of the Master or in other collaborating institutions, for a period of 10 months, under the direction of a tutor who should be a doctor of renowned experience.
To be eligible for a renewal of an CIHEAM Zaragoza scholarship to participate in the second part of the Master, the student must have obtained an average score equal to or greater than 70 out of 100 in the first part of the Master.
| Introduction to research (15 ECTS) |
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| Basic tools to seek information and documentation and learn methods and techniques applicable to fisheries research |
| Internships (15 ECTS) |
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| Internships will be conducted in research departments, firms and other institutions that collaborate with the Master in order for participants to learn techniques and study methods related to the topic on which their Master thesis will be based. It will also be possible to conduct extracurricular traineeships, for example, participation in fisheries assessment campaigns on board oceanographic research vessels |
| Final Master Project (Master thesis) (30 ECTS) |
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| The Final Master Project (FMP) will be related to any of the topics addressed in the programme from the perspective of fisheries management or research and may be conducted within international institutions, universities, research centres, services of the public administration and private companies. The work leading to the completion of the FMPs will be surpervised and directed by a tutor who must be a doctor of renowned experience. In the last editions, Master students have carried out their FMPs at the Universities of Alicante, Barcelona, Girona, Vigo, the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the FAO, the General Fisheries Commission of the Mediterranean, the IEO Oceanographic Centres of Malaga, Murcia, Madrid and Tenerife, the CSIC Institutes of Marine Science of Barcelona and of Marine Research of Vigo, the WWF Bureau for the Mediterranean, and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). |
Most common topics for Master of Science theses
- Fisheries stock assessment using models and indicators
- Development and application of bioeconomic modelling tools
- Fisheries sustainability and management strategies
- Socio-economic analyses of fishing systems in particular countries or regions
- Valorization and marketing of sea products
- Environmental impact of fisheries activities
Some examples of Master thesis
Title: Improvements in the selectivity of bottom trawling gear. Effect of species size and morphology on selectivity in the Cantabrian-Northwest fishing area (2023)
Author: David Pitarch Font, Marine Science, Spain
Place of realization: Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Spain
Thesis directors: Julio Valeiras Mota and José Luis Sánchez Lizaso
Title: Selection of operational welfare indicators in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and sea bream (Sparus aurata) under intensive farming conditions (2021)
Author: Manuela Echeverri, Veterinarian, Colombia
Place of realization: Laboratorio del Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
Thesis directors: José Luis Sánchez Lizaso and Pablo Arechavala-López
Title: Assessment of Profitability and Employment in Fishing Fleet (2019)
Author: Mounira Alkassar, Agronomist, Tunisian
Place of realization: Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
Thesis directors: Francesc Maynou
Title: Application of the AIM Model to some Stocks of Trawl Fisheries in the Spanish Mediterranean Sea (2017)
Author: Rehab Farouk Abdelfattah Soliman, Agronomist, Egyptian
Place of realization: Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Spain
Thesis directors: Antonio Esteban Acón
Title: The trawling fishery of the Gulf of Alicante: Standardization of catch per unit effort and estimation of indices of abundance (2015)
Author: Marouan Bahloul, Agronomist, Tunisian
Place of realization: Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
Thesis directors: Aitor Forcada and Mohamed Samy Kamal