Aquaculture. Academic Program Description

A program that prepares individuals to select, culture, propagate, harvest, and market domesticated fish, shellfish, and marine plants, both freshwater and saltwater. Includes instruction in the basic principles of aquatic and marine biology; health and nutrition of aquatic and marine life; design and operation of fish farms, breeding facilities, culture beds, and related enterprises; and related issues of safety, applicable regulations, logistics, and supply.

Related Occupations

• Agricultural Sciences Teachers
• Farmers and Ranchers
• Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals
• Managers of Aquacultural Workers
• Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Auburn University Main Campus
• Bluefield State College
• Brunswick Community College
• Carteret Community College
• Clemson University
• College of Southern Idaho
• Cumberland County College
• Gadsden State Community College
• Grays Harbor College
• Hillsborough Community College
• Hocking College
• Indian River Community College
• Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
• Morrisville State College
• New River Community and Technical College
• Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
• Texas State Technical College-Waco
• Trinidad State Junior College
• Unity College
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
• University of Maine
• University of New England