Fisheries & Mariculture - MS

The Fisheries and Mariculture Program at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is a graduate program offering the Master of Science (M.S.) in Fisheries and Mariculture (FAMA). The mission of the program is to prepare graduate students for a career in either the private or public sector in fisheries, mariculture, or aquaculture. This is accomplished through a rigorous core curriculum combined with an intensive "hands-on" research or internship project. Students enjoy a low student-faculty ratio and opportunities to study the biology of ecologically and commercially important Gulf of Mexico species as well as economically important cultured marine species at our partner research facilities.

Faculty members supervise student research on topics ranging from fisheries ecology to habitat restoration and aquatic animal nutrition. In addition to university facilities, students can also conduct research at partner institutions including the Texas AgriLife Mariculture laboratories and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Marine Development Center fish hatchery. Our students learn the skills necessary for positions in both the public and private sectors of the fisheries and mariculture industries, including field sampling, statistical analyses, molecular techniques and GIS.