Aquaculture and Fisheries Science B.S.

Aquaculture and Fisheries play an essential role in the sustainability and health of our planet by providing food and other services. This major prepares students for professional, technical, academic, or research careers focused on the safe and sustainable production of products and services from aquatic (marine and freshwater) environments. Core values include an emphasis on the intrinsic value of sustainable food production in the context of other ecosystem processes, heterogeneous scales of production (from small farms and fishers that sell directly to consumers to large scale producers), and preserving local cultures and biodiversity while understanding future demands.