This report relates to a didactic experience while conducting the disciplines Seminar I and II, belonging to the Graduate Program in Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco. The CAPES Periodical Gateway was utilized as a didactic tool for the restructuring of both the disciplines themselves and their development in conjunction with the graduate students. This type of class construction was based on a commitment to the creation of a critical and reflective university with quality teaching and an effective utilization of available teaching resources. A considerable quantity of scientific material is available online via the internet through the CAPES gateway, which boasts more than 15,000 national and international scientific periodical titles.