Aquaculture

Are you interested in fish biology and technology? Convinced that fish and algae are vital for feeding the world and curious how to do this in a sustainable way? Then choose the specialisation Aquaculture.

You will learn to design sustainable production systems for fish, shellfish, shrimp, corals, sponges and seaweed. The options are numerous: from sea-enclosures to semi-extensive ponds and high-tech recirculation systems.

You can follow courses on aquaculture production system design, fish and algal biology and economic and social aspects of aquaculture.

Thesis examples

Some thesis examples for the specialisation Aquaculture:

• Using the microbial food web in a pond to utilize non-conventional products, food waste and agricultural by-products as feed ingredients.
• Improving the attachment of seaweeds to substrates by adjusting the culture conditions
• The regulation of gametogenesis and the evolution of different reproductive modes in fish.
• Unravelling how feed additives modulate the immune system and improve fish health.
• Understanding patterns of variation during evolution or domestication of fish using whole-genome bioinformatics approaches.