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School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

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

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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