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Aquatic Science

Aerial view of Gadsden State Community College Fishery Farm
Aerial view of Gadsden State Community College Fishery Farm

The Aquaculture Education and Development Center's mission at Gadsden State Community College is dedicated to providing the highest quality education and technical training to students interested in aquatic fields of study through a unique combination of experience, public outreach, extension, and career preparation.

 

We are the "Wet Side" of the Gadsden State Science Division and specialize in the education and training of students interested in Marine Biology, Aquatic Biology, Aquaculture and Aquarium Science.

 

Students learn about how to work with and care for aquatic and marine life in natural and captive aquatic environments. Students can explore careers in the aquaculture and public aquarium industries through hands on training and unique internships at locations such as The Tennessee Aquarium, Disney Living Seas, Seaworld , The Alabama Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, The McWane Center, and aquaculture farms throughout Alabama.

 

Our students get to work with channel catfish, koi, tilapia, yellow perch, large mouth bass, bream, and a variety of salt water species in our coral reef tank. Students learn how to grow fish by using the following grow out methods: Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS), ponds, cages, in ground tanks, and aquaponically in greenhouses. Each semester students are assigned various tanks and ponds that they are responsible for, the students keep up the daily maintenance and weekly water chemistry of their assigned system.

 

Courses Offered:

 

FHS 101     Principles of Aquaculture

FHS 102     Water Chemistry for Aquaculture Species

FHS 112     Biology and Diseases of Aquaculture Species

FHS 114     Aquaculture Hatcher/Pond Management

FHS 140     Aquaculture Practicum

FHS 141     Aquaculture Practicum II

 

For more information on course descriptions, refer to Gadsden State's current Catalog & Student Handbook.

 

Instructor:

Dr. Hugh Hammer

 

Aquaculture Lab Technician

Tim Adams

 

 

 

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