These courses focus on the successful restoration of threatened and endangered aquatic species. Participants learn about the biology, identification, propagation, and conservation of aquatic species, including freshwater fishes, mussels, crayfish, and other macroinvertebrates.
FWS aquatic biologists and partners with limited electrofishing experience who wish to serve on an electrofishing crew. This course is not intended for Team Leaders or others requiring certification by policy (instead see CSP2201).
Summary and Objectives:...Fishery biologists, fish culturists, biological technicians, aquatic animal husbandry caretakers and other non-supervisory hatchery employees with less than 5 years work experience.
Summary and Objectives:This introductory course explores all husbandry...
Anyone that SCUBA dives in rivers as part of their job.
Summary and Objectives:This course will address safety procedures, hazards, risks, benefits, and equipment associated with Scientific River Diving. Throughout the course, divers will practice and show mastery in the...
This class builds knowledge and skills that will enable biologists to increase the standardization and efficiency of electrofishing sampling while operating in a safer manner. Participants learn how to apply electrical circuit and field concepts to various challenges...
Aquatic biologists that use electrofishing as a sampling or collecting tool.
Summary and Objectives:This class builds knowledge and skills that will enable biologists to increase the standardization and efficiency of electrofishing sampling while operating in a safer manner...
Anyone needing background in macroinvertebrate ecology and identification. For example, biologists interest in using or understanding macroinvertebrates as a component of aquatic monitoring programs.
Summary and Objectives:This intensive 'hands-on' field and lab course...
Fisheries biologists, hatchery managers, fish health biologists, and wildlife biologists interested in fish health techniques.
Summary and Objectives:This course is a beginner-level, introductory program that familiarizes participants with the signs, causes, and methods for...
Anyone interested in the culture of freshwater fishes.
Summary and Objectives:This course is designed to familiarize participants with the basic principles, concepts, and methods for the production of non-salmonid, freshwater fishes. Course topics will include collecting...
Natural resource professionals needing freshwater mussel identification skills for restoration and recovery efforts.
Summary and Objectives:The purpose of this course is to develop participants' freshwater mussel identification skills and knowledge of regional freshwater...
Biologists interested in freshwater mussel biology and freshwater mussel culture techniques.
Summary and Objectives:This is an introductory course designed to explore all culture activities associated with freshwater mussels. Participants will explore the latest culture...
Biologists with some experience in aquatic ecology and invertebrates who are looking to develop or enhance their specialization in biomonitoring with macroinvertebrates, especially for evaluation of stream habitat restoration projects or other site remediation efforts.
Summary...Federal and state fisheries managers and researchers interested in using fish population dynamics concepts and models to better assess and manage fish resources.
Summary and Objectives:The goal of this course is to build a set of skills and tools useful for managing fish...
Fish biologists in federal, state, and tribal agencies, university students.
Summary and Objectives:The usefulness of data for informing population or trend assessment is dependent on the choice of gear and deployment strategies. The ability to integrate gear design,...
Anyone needing fish identification skills.
Summary and Objectives:The purpose of this course is to develop participants' fish identification skills and knowledge of freshwater fish species. Participants learn an overall system for identifying fish, including collection...
Federal and state fisheries managers and researchers interested in learning how to use fish population dynamics concepts and models to better assess and manage fish resources.
Summary and Objectives:The goal of this course is to provide a set of tools useful for...
Anyone who works with freshwater crayfishes but has little formal knowledge of their biology.
Summary and Objectives:This is an introductory course on the biology, ecology, and conservation of freshwater crayfishes. The course covers conservation status, basic biology and...
Biologists who work with freshwater mussels in their daily work but have little or no formal knowledge of their biology, physiology, and life history.
Summary and Objectives:This is an introductory course on the biology and ecology of freshwater mussels and the conservation...
Fishery biologists, fish culturists, biological technicians, aquatic animal husbandry caretakers, and other non-supervisory hatchery employees with less than 5 years of work experience.
Summary and Objectives:Coldwater Fish Culture is an introductory course developed to...
