Program

Associate of Applied Science in Fish Management and Aquaculture Sciences

The Fisheries Resource Management and Fish Management and Aquaculture Sciences programs prepare you for a career working with both game and non-game species of fish. Your choice of program depends on whether you intend to enter the job market upon completion of your two-year degree from Hocking or whether you plan to go on to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in a four-year program after leaving Hocking College.

The Fisheries Resource Management program prepares students for positions with county and state water management agencies, state and federal Divisions of Natural Resources which require a two-year degree, and private enterprise aquaculture facilities. The Fish Sciences students take additional hours in math, biology, and more transferable classes in Social Sciences that aid in transfer to another college. Upon completion of the Sciences program, you will qualify for the same two-year degree positions as the Management program but will be better prepared to go on to a four-year program. Most professional positions with the United States Forest Service, U.S. Park Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service require a four-year degree, as do many state fish and game agencies outside Ohio.

Program Outcomes

The following outcomes are skills, behaviors, and attitudes cultivated in students seeking the Associate of Applied Science in Fish Management and Aquaculture Sciences:

• Utilize current skills and techniques in fish and wildlife management to work effectively in a diversity of settings;
• Collect, analyze, interpret, and apply fish population and habitat data;
• Apply ecological and scientific understanding of natural systems to fish issues or problems, and to evaluate and manage fish habitats and populations;
• Know environmental laws, regulations, and policy and understand their implications to fish and wildlife;
• Communicate professionally and effectively with diverse audiences orally and in written form;
• Work and behave ethically and appropriately as a fish professional; and,
• Culture fish species at our campus fish hatchery.

Curriculum

Career Opportunities

The Fisheries Resource Management program will qualify you for entry-level jobs such as fish technician, hatchery technician, aquaculturist, watershed coordinator, fish handler and fish research assistant.

The Fish Management and Aquaculture Sciences program will qualify you for the same type of positions as the Management program but upon completion of your four-year degree you will also be eligible for all types of entry-level positions with federal and state agencies throughout the United States.

Occupation Profile

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