Marine Studies Fisheries Resource Management Memorial University of Newfoundland

Overview

Key facts

The graduate diploma and master’s program in Marine Studies Fisheries Resource Management (FRM) at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, will enhance your work or career progression by providing a wealth of knowledge with real world applications. 

You will develop, through formal education, those skills that are essential to the management of fisheries resources. This multidisciplinary program will provide an understanding of relevant concepts in biology, economics, and business, as well as fisheries policy and planning. 

While focused primarily on the North Atlantic, the program also deals with major world fisheries as well as quantitative assessment methods. The program is applicable to all facets of the industry, and is a must for individuals involved in the day-to-day business of fisheries resource management locally, nationally, or internationally.

Learning Outcomes 

• Memorial’s Master of Marine Studies Marine Spatial Planning and Management (MSPM) will position you for opportunities in the growing global field of comprehensive spatial planning and management for coastal and ocean areas. 

• You will develop, through formal education, a suite of knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in this multi-faceted and collaborative approach to coastal and ocean governance. 

• This multidisciplinary program will provide an understanding of marine spatial planning processes and management approaches and associated governance, policy/legislative, ecological, social, cultural and economic elements. 

• This will be complemented by practical skills for stakeholder engagement, project management and use of geospatial technology to support planning and management efforts.