The master of fisheries sciences is a master degree for studies in fisheries sciences in India. Fisheries sciences is the academic discipline of managing and understanding fisheries. It is typically taught in a university setting, and can be the focus of an undergraduate, postgraduate or P.hD program. Master level fisheries courses were started by the state agricultural universities to make available the much needed technically competent personnel for teaching, research, and development and transfer of technology in the field of fisheries sciences.