MSc Projects
BESTTuna provides opportunities for MSc students at Wageningen University to undertake internships and thesis research on issues related to tuna.
Theses
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MSc thesis Sophie Maxime Neitzel – Identifying reporting needs for fishermen
Already since a few years, the Indonesian NGO Masyarakat Dan Perikanan Indonesia is assisting traders and companies to organize traceability and... -
Nikki den Boon tackles socio-economic issues in Indonesia’s bait fishery
This research proposal aims to map the socio-economic conditions of the pole-and-line’s associated bait fishery in the North-Sulawesi province.... -
Yimeng Zou studies the motivations and consequences of different operational strategies in Fiji’s albacore fishery
In this thesis, how two different approaches (market-based & state-based approach) influenced Fijian and Chinese fishery companies’ business... -
Laksmi Larastiti researches Fair Trade tuna for her thesis
"Successful implementation of FT USA has the potential to improve the position of fishermen in the GVC, but the cultural norms on patron... -
Thesis by Mandy Doddema on fisheries improvement in the Philippines
"It is important to understand how small- scale fishermen are reacting to the new demands from the western market”
Student testimonials
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Helen Packer on the tuna handline fishery
During my internship in Indonesia, I worked for ANOVA Seafood, a Dutch seafood importer with branches in America and South East Asia.
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Yaiza Dronkers-Londono's experience with Fishing & Living
After Momo Kochen, I was the second intern to work at Anova as part of the Fishing & Living™ initiative in Indonesia. -
Melvin Samson on Tuna catch documentation in the Philippines
The internship that I conducted at the World Wildlife Fund for Nature-Philippines was part of their Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) that focuses... -
Momo Kochen’s experience with ANOVA
My internship with Anova Seafood Asia was part of their sustainability program: Fishing & Living. Anova Seafood BV, based in the Netherlands but...