Sustainable Production and Exploitation of Aquatic Bioresources

This course starts during the first day of classes (integration).

During this course, students will participate in the design and implementation of two major annual events in the field of ecology: the Biodiversity Festival (Festi'Versité) and the National Biodiversity Exhibition (SNB). Since 2008, these events have been a way to bring together, get to know and promote all the players in the professional field of ecology in France.

In connection with partner organizations (OFB, F-CEN, UPGE, F-CPIE, UM, CNRS, local authorities, etc.) and the organizing professional structure, the students are assistants to the management of the two events.) and the organizing professional structure, the students are assistants to the project management of the two events by occupying various positions according to their motivations, interests and capacities (experience, skills, proposed trainings) in connection with volunteers from other trainings (BTS): recruitment and reception of the public and speakers, media animations, communication, security (fire risk, first aid), logistics, search for financing, eco-responsibility... The positions are proposed through job descriptions on which the students apply during the integration seminar of the master.

Supported by an Adhoc structure (in the process of being set up) and under the direction of a steering committee bringing together their main stakeholders, these two events integrate the assistance of students from the Environmental Management Master's program of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Montpellier within the framework of their teaching and through their student associations.

- Festi'Versité, the biodiversity festival. It allows to sensitize and educate the general public to the stakes of ecology through animations, shows, games, conferences, projections, photographic exhibitions. It takes place during a weekend at the end of October/beginning of November at the zoo of Montpellier.

- The national biodiversity exhibition. At the same time a forum for jobs and training, a scientific and technical congress, and professional meetings, it includes conferences and round tables, scientific and technical communications, and recruitment and professional exchanges. The exhibition takes place during 2 days in January at the Parc des Expositions of Montpellier.

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This course presents the different steps necessary for the creation of an aquarium and its development. From the dimensioning, to the realization, to the choice of species and the associated scenography. It is also about knowing the legislation associated with the production and trade of living aquatic organisms and understanding the investment and communication strategies that an establishment such as an aquarium must put in place to renew itself and maintain a significant number of entries.

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During this course, students will put into practice the skills acquired during the "project management" course on a concrete case, a project to be carried out in groups of 3 to 5 students for a professional structure (private or public companies, cooperatives, liberal professions, associations, public institutions (universities and research organizations in particular), local authorities, etc.).

The project takes place over a period of 4 months, during which the students devote themselves to it part-time, on a rhythm of one ½ day per week (Friday morning).

The project must allow students to develop their knowledge and skills outside of the university setting by responding to specific needs expressed by a professional structure. This project prepares the student to respond to a specific need, to act as a service provider in engineering and studies in anticipation of his next professional appointments, i.e. his end-of-study internship and his first job. The experience is enriching, can be added to the student's CV and sometimes leads to an internship or even a job.

The proposed projects are diverse and varied: scientific and regulatory monitoring, state of the art, validation of methods and protocols, data collection and analysis, feasibility study for creation and innovation, support in the preparation of a response to a call for tenders or a call for projects, diagnosis and recommendations, drafting of advisory or training documents, design and implementation of educational or/and pedagogical activities, design of communication documents, assistance in organizing events...

Functioning : The UE responsible and each course responsible look for and propose subjects which will be open to all students from all courses (mixed groups are possible if the subject lends itself to it as well as the profiles). The students apply and the head of the UE selects the applications and proposes the constitution of groups which will be validated quickly by the head of the UE. The course leaders propose one or more pedagogical tutors for each proposed project.

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The module presents lessons around the identification, quantification and modeling of interactions between climate, marine species and their exploitation.

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Training, delivered by the UMR MARBEC on the geographical site of Sète, France. This module develops the current context of fisheries and global climate change on the dynamics of marine ecosystems. In the perspective of better understanding and predicting the effects of fisheries and climate on marine ecosystems, the teaching module is structured around the identification of uses, assessment modes and modeling of marine resources dynamics.

Synthetic content of the EU:

Resource and fishery interactions. Analysis of marine trophic interactions. Temporal dynamics of exploited fish populations (species alternation, recruitment). Modeling of predator-prey systems. Bioenergetic modeling (DEB model). Analysis and processing of catch and effort data. Data analysis by GLM, GAM.

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The proposed module will include a presentation of the main fish farming production systems implemented in Mediterranean and tropical environments with their main biotechnical and socioeconomic characteristics as well as the corresponding sectors and also visits to production sites. It will focus on a presentation of the biological bases of aquaculture applied to Mediterranean and tropical species and environments.

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Project management is an essential skill for a master's level professional. This course aims at making you capable of designing and managing a project. We will look at the different phases of a project, its financing (diversification of sources and budget), the planning of work, time and resources, teamwork (meetings, conflicts, reporting), risk management. The teaching carried out via a MOOC "project management" of 6 weeks (Common Core, or classic course - 20 hours of training: Common Core (4 weeks) + 2 modules of specialization minimum) between the end of September and the beginning of November will be completed by various TD.

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"I - Physical characterization and biogeochemical cycles of coastal marine ecosystems II - Biodiversity and functioning of coastal marine ecosystems III - Law of the coast and the sea; Uses, conflicts and integrated management of the coastal zone. This course offers students a systemic approach to the study of coastal marine ecosystems from a multidisciplinary perspective. The physical structure of these ecosystems will be addressed through courses on their geomorphology and hydrology with a particular interest in the hydric couplings with the open sea and their watersheds. Their biogeochemistry will be addressed in particular to describe the fluxes of carbon and nutrients through the water and sediment compartments. Several aspects of their biodiversity will be illustrated to describe the importance of these ecosystems as a living environment for the species they support and in particular the role of this biodiversity in their functioning will be discussed. The coastal zone is densely populated by humans (40% of the world population). Particular interest will be given to human uses (e.g. aquaculture) and their territorial planning and in particular the evaluation of their ecosystem services in an economic context, management and protection measures (e.g. Marine Protected Areas, Natura 2000) and professionals in the management of these environments will present feedback from concrete experiences. Finally, the implications of the law of the sea for the management of the coastal zone will be taught. "

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The EU aims to provide knowledge, without a legal angle, of coastal areas included in the "public maritime domain", and other coastal and offshore maritime areas and to show which legal regimes apply to these areas: ownership of these areas, rules of occupation of these areas, rules of development of these areas. All of this is based on the law of the sea, the law of the coastline and urban planning, and the law of the environment at sea.

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Discovery of quality management: issues and principles, process approach, interested parties, measurement and improvement system. The normative context and the ISO9001 standard: certification, accreditation, labeling. Tools and methods of quality and continuous improvement: description of activities, problem solving, analysis and improvement of performance. Risk management: concepts and vocabulary, tools and methods for risk identification and control.

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Innovation is the very outcome of scientific research, but it is also the condition for the survival and/or development of most companies and associations, and thus of all human organizations. Innovation is also a very important lever for the economic development of territories where it is often coupled with the circular economy or the economy of integration. 

Being able to participate in the design and implementation of innovative projects, and finding the financial and partnership means to do so, are skills that are increasingly sought after by all employees, regardless of their status and role in their organization (in short, from the worker to the CEO, including technicians, engineers and even researchers!) It is as much about instilling a professional culture of innovation as it is about teaching the basic methodological and technical principles. This educational program is based on a project-based pedagogy and uses as a tool the seminar mode of work (7 days a week and 24 hours a day) in a closed space, cut off from the world to better concentrate. The pedagogical principle is to bring together several competences (in our case those of 4 training courses of the GE master and 2 courses of the Energy master) in the same space of place and time to work in group on an environmental and local problem. Conferences, meetings, visits, reflection and work will alternate to allow students to give a written answer and an oral presentation at the end of the week. The best projects will be presented orally before a jury of professionals and will be defended by the students. 

Open to the entire GE field in M2 (except the GeIBioTe course) in FI and APP and to the Energy master's degree.

With the exception of the Aquadura course for which this UE takes place over the semester, the Cogithon takes place in a 6-day seminar format. The seminar starts with a theoretical part (the first day) and then takes place in the form of workshops in which the students are organized in project teams. The teams compete to present a project within the framework of a call for tenders that changes every year and is developed in partnership with local actors. The call for tenders is based on the work of the Aquadura course and their November restitution. 

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