Course Description
The Fisheries Science doctorate program focuses on quantitative analyses of marine and freshwater fish populations, water quality, fish systematics, fish and invertebrate physiology, stream ecology, modeling of aquatic ecosystems, land use interactions, endangered species, and aquaculture. Topics covered by Ph.D. in Fisheries Science include: animal diversity, introductory microbiology, shellfish aquaculture, genetics of fish, politics of the ocean, fish processing, aquaculture systems engineering.Students will understand and adapt scientific knowledge in aquaculture and natural resource conservation, planning and development.