Overview

Key facts

Aquaculture provides over 50% of the seafood for human consumption. As the fastest growing sector of food production, growing at a rate of ~10% annually, it has reshaped the fishery industry and fisheries management strategies worldwide.

The program covers all stages of planning and development, from site and species selection to feasibility studies, resource evaluation, hatchery and grow-out technology, and commercialization. Emphasis is placed on the environmental sustainability of commercially important marine fish species, as well as shrimp and mollusks.

The program combines extensive laboratory courses with substantial hands-on experiences at the University of Miami Experimental Hatchery (UMEH), working with broodstock, spawning, larval rearing, live feed production, nurseries, and shipping/transport.

Furthermore, students participate in a field course (MES 619: Aquaculture III) organized in collaboration with the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and conducted simultaneously with the Annual Workshop on the “Physiology and Aquaculture of Pelagics with Emphasis on Reproduction and Early Developmental Stages of Yellowfin Tuna”. This 2-week, intensive field course takes place at the world renowned Achotines Laboratory in Provincia de Los Santos, on the Pacific coast of the Republic of Panama.

Mission

The program covers all stages of planning and development, from site and species selection to feasibility studies, resource evaluation, hatchery and grow-out technology, and commercialization.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Aquaculture Management

Marine GIS

Economics of Natural Resources

Biology and Systematics of Fishes

Coastal Zone Management

Political Ecology of Resource Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Miami, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Online CollegeNet application

Transcripts from all institutions in which a degree(s) was awarded and a transcript evaluation (for non-U.S. academic institutions)

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores

Three letters of recommendation

TOEFL or IELTS scores (for international applicants)

Tuition Fees

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63456 USD / year

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63456 USD / year

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In-State

63456 USD / year

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Living costs

Miami

United States

1508 - 2603 USD / month

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