Thanks to funding from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, a dozen undergraduate students were placed at fish farms and facilities around Bayfield, Madison and Milwaukee. The program was designed to help address a staffing shortage facing Wisconsin’s aquaculture industry and to educate the broader community about the benefits of sustainable aquaculture. Read more about the project.
Interns shared their experiences and skills they have learned throughout the summer in the video below. The project leadership included Wisconsin Sea Grant and partners at UW-Stevens Point Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility, UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences, and USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education.