Extension Faculty

Extension /Outreach
What is Extension?

The Cooperative Extension Service is a partnership of county, state, and federal government which serves the citizens of Florida by providing information and training on a wide variety of topics. In Florida, the Extension Service is a part of the University of Florida's Institute of Food an Agricultural Sciences with selected programs at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU).

Extension touches almost everyone in the state from the homeowner to huge agribusiness operations in such areas as food safety, gardening, child and family development, consumer credit counseling, youth development, energy consumption, sustainable agriculture, competitiveness in world markets, and natural resource conservation. Each of Florida's counties has an extension office.

For information about these offices, go to the UF Extension Offices web page.

Extension Staff Contacts

Have a question about fisheries, aquaculture, or pond management? Extension staff associated with the department will be happy to respond to your questions.

The department has many extension publications produced by the University of Florida. For links to specific publications in electronic format, go to our Extension Publications Page.

Want more information? Contact our extension specialists or go to the extensions publication page and download copies of selected University of Florida extension publications.

Contact Person	Phone, Fax, E-mail	Area of Expertise
Frank Chapman Aquaculture Specialist Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences 7922 NW 71st Street Gainesville, FL 32653-3071	Phone: (352)392-9617 Ext 247 Fax: (352) 392-3672 email: fchapman@ufl.edu	Food and ornamental fish culture Fish reproduction and spawning Hatchery management Larval fish rearing Vo-Ag Education- Aquaculture recirculating systems
Chuck Cichra Fisheries Specialist Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences 7922 NW 71st Street Gainesville, FL 32653-3071	Phone: (352)392-9617 Ext 249 Fax: (352) 392-3672 email: fish@ifas.ufl.edu	Coordination of Extension Program Youth education Farm pond and lake management Fee fishing Urban fishing Environmental education
Denise Petty Aquatic Animal Health Specialist Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences 7922 NW 71st Street Gainesville, FL 32653-3071	Phone: (352) 392-9617 Ext 229 Fax: (352) 392-3672 email: pettyd@ufl.edu	Fish health management General aquaculture Ornamental fish Water quality
Chuck Jacoby Coastal & Estuarine Ecosystems Specialist Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences 7922 NW 71st Street Gainesville, FL 32653-3071	Phone: (352) 392-9617 EXT 272 Fax: (352) 392-3672 email: cajacoby@ufl.edu	Coastal and estuarine ecology Coastal and estuarine management Water quality
Ken Langeland Aquatic Plant Specialist Center for Aquatic Plants 7922 NW 71st Street Gainesville, FL 32653-3071	Phone: (352) 392-9614 Fax: (352) 392-3462 email: kal@ifas.ufl.edu	Aquatic plant identification biology and management Mechanical control Applicator certification training Aquascaping
Leslie Sturmer Multi-County Agent DEP Field Station P.O. Box 89 Cedar Key, FL 32625	Phone: (352) 543-5057 (Cedar Key) Phone: (352) 486-5131 (Bronson) Fax: (352) 486-1614 email: lnst@ifas.ufl.edu	Shellfish hatchery and nursery technology Shellfish grow-out Marine aquaculture Shellfish (Clams/Oysters)
Craig Watson Director, Tropical Aquaculture Lab 1408 24th Street SE Ruskin FL 33570	Phone: (813) 671-5230 Fax: (813) 671-5234 email: caw@ifas.ufl.edu	Ornamental aquaculture Aquascaping Aquatic plant control
Roy Yanong Veterinarian Tropical Aquaculture Lab 1408 24th Street SE Ruskin, FL 33570	Phone: (813) 671-5230 FAX: (813) 671-5234 email: rpy@ifas.ufl.edu	Fish health management Water quality and ornamental fish

Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 7922 NW 71st St., Gainesville, FL 32653
UF PO: 110600 Phone: 352/392-9617 Fax: 352/392-3672 (SUNCOM 622-3672)

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Updated April 28, 2008