Program

Associate of Applied Science in Fish Management and Aquaculture Sciences

The Fisheries Resource Management and Aquaculture program prepares you for a career working with both game and non-game species for fish. The 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.

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

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