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FLESHY said:
If you have facebook, here are two pages that you should consider.

I am graduating with a degree in Biology (fish focus) from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (UWSP).

The biology program here is large, and features many wonderful professors that are eager to work with you in any field that might interest you.

Class sizes are smaller, and interaction with the professors is a must.

Jobs and research opportunities abound, seeing as how I was hired as the manager of the Live Fish Lab in my second semester at the school.

Im about to leave town, and dont have time to cover the rest of the ICEBERG of opportunities that I have had here, but here are the facebook pages of our lab, and our society.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Icht...-Stevens-Point-IASSSP/209772469044200?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/pages/UWSP-Live-HerpetologyIchthyology-Lab/196651933735925

We also have a fisheries society that is very active.

Members of all of these are going on to do to good things - and we are already making many great connections from this lab.

Message me and Ill get back to you next week sometime.
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Actually now that I checked their website again, JCU would be cheaper, and there are many fisheries in the area. Plus the added advantage that I would be able to work with tropical species has me sold. A graduate degree there takes just three years, and in all I would spend less getting a degree from JCU which is also rather small, Thank you. I'm looking more for direct jobs related to the field since I don't want to spend my life at a fishery, I want to be able to partner with fisheries and research the fish for increased production and the like. So special courses that would make me a more viable employee would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again!

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Cool! We collect native fish once a week but the lab is mostly tropicals.

We offer:

Ichthyology
Fish life history
Aquaculture
Hydroponics
Breeding modes in fish
Fish ecology

And more...Uwsp is the only college with a minor in aquaculture. The hydroponics class is the only college course in the subject to my knowledge.

I've gotten internships with aquariums and some of the largest wholesalers in the nation bc of my connections.


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I'm not sure if there are any local to you but look for a fishery/hatchery to volunteer at.


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FLESHY said:
Cool! We collect native fish once a week but the lab is mostly tropicals.

We offer:

Ichthyology
Fish life history
Aquaculture
Hydroponics
Breeding modes in fish
Fish ecology

And more...Uwsp is the only college with a minor in aquaculture. The hydroponics class is the only college course in the subject to my knowledge.

I've gotten internships with aquariums and some of the largest wholesalers in the nation bc of my connections.


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Yeah James Cook has all of that and a lot more. It offers it as a minor for bachelor's and you can get a research master in aquaculture. I would love some internships but three years at a UK system school is much more appealing.

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Have to agree.. I have spoken to a few people down here and the mist seems to be its a very hard area to get into and finding a job can be a nightmare. .. the only positive I found was many agreeded most the jobs are government jobs meaning you're going to be there for some time.

Everyone I did speak too all also said they love there job and thankful they did go down that path ( mainly marine biologists) so I guess it must be a great career choice just a risky one but most areas are these days...

Pay wises the engineering area is much more rewarding
 
Squirtle919 said:
Have to agree.. I have spoken to a few people down here and the mist seems to be its a very hard area to get into and finding a job can be a nightmare. .. the only positive I found was many agreeded most the jobs are government jobs meaning you're going to be there for some time.

Everyone I did speak too all also said they love there job and thankful they did go down that path ( mainly marine biologists) so I guess it must be a great career choice just a risky one but most areas are these days...

Pay wises the engineering area is much more rewarding
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I hope I can get onboard a large public aquarium, sadly I'm only a little bit good at math and the only engineering that interests me is incredibly dependent on great math skills

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