Why MU Fisheries?
Our Program
- MU is one of three PA State Universities to offer fisheries
- MU is the only one to offer just fisheries
- Much more extensive course work than other programs
- Curriculum is designed to achieve certification as Associate Fisheries Professional by the American Fisheries Society
Course Emphasis
- Aquaculture
- Flowing water and pond culture
- Applied aquaculture (recirculating systems)
- Fisheries management
- Aquatic techniques
- Human dimensions in fisheries mgmt.
- Mgmt. of large impoundments and streams
- Mgmt. of small impoundments
- Conservation genetics
- Aquatic ecology
- Ichthyology
- Limnology
- Other requirements
- Internship/Capstone project
- Statistics
- Chemistry
View the 4 -Year Course Plan for the Fisheries Concentration (pdf)
Equipment & Labs
- All labs are hands on!
- Learn State and Federal sampling protocols
- 3 Backpack electrofishers
- Smith-Root electrofishing boat
- Multimeter water quality probe
- Modified fyke nets
- Fish aging (otolith sectioning)
- Macroinvertebrate sampling
Research Opportunities
- Close to two Federal Fish Research Facilities
- Acid mine drainage
- Fish life history
- American eel abundance
- Environmental DNA
- Emerging contaminants
Clubs
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Club
- Collegiate Bass Fishing Team
- Hydroponics Club
Joe Skorupski, Mansfield Graduate, Fisheries Biologist, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Jobs Opportunities
- Federal:
- USFWS, USGS, EPA, USACE
- State:
- PADEP, PA Fish and Boat, PADCNR
- Non-governmental:
- Private hatcheries
- Consulting firms
- Aquarium facilities
- Graduate school
Connect with the Fisheries Program
Dr. Greg Moyer
118 Grant Science
gmoyer@mansfield.edu
570-662-4535