Departmental Core Facility
Gainesville 

     The main offices and laboratories for the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences are located approximately nine miles from the main campus in northwest Gainesville, just a few miles east of the San Felasco nature preserve. Many of the department's classes are taught here, as well as at locations on main campus. 

    More than thirty ponds and a fish hatchery are also housed at the Gainesville facility. These are used for research, teaching, and conducting demonstrations and workshops for the public - particularly youth education activities. 

Laboratories

Extensive microscope facilities are available within the following laboratories, as well as access to a broad range of computer platforms including G.I.S. capabilities. 

• aquatic plants 
• aquatic invertebrates 
• algal and microbiological culture 
• cell biology 
• fish health 
• fisheries ecology 
• genetics, 
• paleolimnology 
• reproductive physiology
• water chemistry analysis. 

Boats and Equipment

     FAS maintains a fleet of vehicles, boats, motors, trailers and equipment for research, teaching and extension including numerous skiffs, and medium size nearshore and offshore research vessels up to 35 feet in length. This equipment is available for student use with prior permission from a sponsoring faculty member.  

Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (FAS) graduate programs are administered through the College of Agriculture, which is, in turn, a component of the larger administrative umbrella of UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS).*

UF/IFAS Departments, Schools, and Colleges include:

Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants develops programs in aquatic and invasive plant research, instruction, and extension to meet the immediate and long-term needs for the management of aquatic and invasive plants in Florida.  

Center for Environmental Toxicology develops programs in research , instruction, and extension (public education) to meet the immediate and long-term needs of Florida an its citizenry. The Center serves as a resource for state regulatory agencies concerned with the protection of the environment, and human and animal health. 

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences contains the Departments of Agricultural Education and Communication, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Animal Science, Dairy Science, Entomology and Nematology, Food Science and Human Nutrition (see description below), Food Resource Economics, 4-H and Other Youth Programs, Fruit Crops, Home Economics,  microbiology and Cell Science, Ornamental Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Poultry Science Soil Science, and Vegetable Crops. 

College of Veterinary Medicine contains the Departments of Comparative and Experimental Pathology, Infectious Diseases, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Physiological Sciences, and Small Animal Clinical Sciences. 

Cooperative Extension Service is UF's public education link to Florida. This program supports twenty-three UF/IFAS Agriculture and Research Extension Centers located in every corner of the state from the panhandle to the Keys. Extension faculty at these centers act as educational liaisons to the community by helping people to apply the fruits academic research for use in industry, farming, and management of the state's resources. 

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition provides faculty that interact on specific research projects pertaining to aquatic species. 

School of Forest Resources and Conservation contains the departments of Forestry, as well as Wildlife and Range Sciences. 

School of Natural Resources and the Environment brings together faculty from eleven different UF programs and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in interdisciplinary ecology and environmental science

* The Graduate School establishes and administers graduate student policies and procedures campus-wide for the University of Florida. It is recommended that graduate students become familiar with the Graduate School Catalog, the official publication of the Graduate School. The Graduate Catalog is available online at; http://gradschool.rgp.ufl.edu/students/catalog.html A copy of the Graduate Council Policy Manual is available online at:
http://gradschool.rgp.ufl.edu/archived-files/policy-manual-archived-copy.html 

The Water Institute was officially established in May 2006 with a mission to foster interdisciplinary research, education, and public outreach programs designed to:Improve knowledge of the physical, chemical, and biological processes in aquatic systems (rivers, lakes, oceans, estuaries, wetlands, and ground waters), enhance understanding of how human activities and attitudes affect aquatic systems, and develop and promote the adoption of improved methodologies for water management and policy development based on a strong background in water-related sciences, engineering, management and law.