Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program
Programs in Aquaculture, Aquatic Animal Health, Conservation and Management of Natural Environments, and Sustainable Fisheries
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (FAS) provides objective science to support the protection and management of fisheries and aquatic resources, with innovation and excellence in research, education, and Extension. Faculty have programs in four areas: Aquaculture, Aquatic Animal Health, Conservation and Management of Natural Environments, and Sustainable Fisheries. Many projects span these areas and involve collaboration with other scientists at UF, other universities and institutes, and state and federal resource management agencies.
Areas of Study
Research
Research programs address key issues related to fisheries and aquatic resources in Florida, including impacts of nutrients on the State’s headwater springs, the ecology of shallow lakes, ecology and management of freshwater sport fish, development of sustainable aquaculture programs, eco-physiology and impacts of toxic algae blooms, management of fish health, effects of water flow reductions in rivers on fish communities and their critical habitat, and identifying how marine fish respond to variation in bottom substrate, resource availability, fishing pressure and eutrophication.
Teaching
Graduate students work closely with the faculty on projects spanning the range of Florida’s diverse aquatic systems. We emphasize field experiences, development of critical thinking skills, strong faculty-student interactions and other educational experiences to ensure that our students develop a set of core competencies that are consistent with their professional success and sustainable competitive advantage.
Extension
Faculty and students participate in innovative extension/outreach activities that take fisheries science to audiences ranging from resource managers and extension agents to school children.
Program Faculty
Mike Allen
Professor, Freshwater Fisheries & Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Frank Asche
Professor, Natural Resource Economics
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Shirley Baker
Professor, Molluscan Biology and Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Donald Behringer
Professor, Marine and Disease Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Anna Braswell
Assistant Professor, Coastal Watersheds & Ecosystems
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Edward Camp
Associate Professor, Fisheries & Aquaculture Governance
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Andrew Carlson
Assistant Unit Leader, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Eric Cassiano
Assistant Extension Scientist, Ornamental Fish Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Angela Collins
Assistant Extension Scientist, Marine Fisheries and Bivalve Shellfish
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Matthew DiMaggio
Associate Professor, Ornamental Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Ruth Francis-Floyd
Professor and Extension Veterinarian
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Joy Hazell
State Specialized Agent IV
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES, FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Jeff Hill
Professor, Non-Native & Invasive Aquatic Animals
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Leo Ibarra-Castro
Assistant Professor, Fish Reproduction & Larviculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Gretchen Lescord
Assistant Professor of Applied Limnology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Kai Lorenzen
Professor
Integrative Fisheries Science
Sue Lowerre-Barbieri
Research Professor, Fisheries Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Deb Murie
Professor, Marine Fisheries Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Cortney Ohs
Associate Professor, Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Joshua Patterson
Associate Professor, Restoration Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Will Patterson
Professor, Marine Fisheries Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Ed Phlips
Professor, Algal Physiology & Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Lindsey Reisinger
Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Zachary Siders
Assistant Professor, Quantitative Fisheries Science
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Leslie Sturmer
Extension Agent IV, Molluscan Shellfish & Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Quenton Tuckett
Assistant Professor, Aquatic Ecology & Non-Native Species
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Huiping Yang
Associate Professor, Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture and Restoration
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Roy Yanong
Professor, Fish Health & Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES