Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Collect data
• Sample fish
• Keep records
• Manage fish food supply
• Use statistical math to make senseof the data
• Catching fish and analyzing theirstomach contents to see what theyare eating
• Designing and implementingstudies
Qualities and Skills
• Good physical condition
• Ability to work in all weather conditions
• Ability to withstand physical labor
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Willingness to travel
Salary
Full-time salaried aquaculture farm managers had a median annualsalary of $28,000 in 2000, while Conservation Scientists were atabout $47,000, and Natural Science Managers were at $84,000.
Work Environment
• A fish farm
• A fish hatchery
• A particular body of water
• On a boat using sonar to track fish depths and distribution
• Indoors doing laboratory work or office work
Becoming an Fisheries Scientist
• In high school, take courses that emphasize: Biology, Chemistry,Mathematics, Computer Science, Writing, and Speaking, AnimalScience, Wildlife Management, Natural Resources Management,Physical Science, Environmental Science, Algebra, PhysicalEducation
• This undergraduate program typically includes courses in thefollowing subjects: Aquaculture, Aquatic Ecology, Biology,Biology of Fishes, Biology of Shellfishes, Chemistry,Conservation and Management, Fisheries Techniques, FreshwaterEcology, Marine Biology and Ecology
Career Resources
American Fisheries Society
5410 Grosvenor Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814
Internet: http://www.fisheries.org/html/jobs.shtml
American Association for the Advancement of Science1200 New York Avenue NWWashington, DC 20005
Internet: http://www.aaas.org/
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