Resources for Students Who Have Participated in the CFRF Fisheries Workshop

Thank you for participating in our workshop! Here, you will find resources to help you learn more about fisheries and discover opportunities that may interest you.

resources

• Click here to download a PDF of the workshop presentation

  • Note: these slides may be different than the ones you saw as we alter the presentation based on the audience and the projects we have going on at the time

• Dive deeper and learn more:

  • Fisheries

    • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — Understanding Fisheries Management in the United States

    • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — Fish Stock Assessments 101 Series

    • University of Washington Sustainable Fisheries — Resources

    • Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Sustainable Fishing Resources

  • Fisheries Careers

    • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Science Careers

    • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Looking for a Career in Marine Life?

    • Environmental Science Organization - What is a Fisheries Biologist?

    • American Fisheries Society — New to Fisheries Resources

    • Scuba Diving Magazine Ask a Marine Biologist - What Can You Do With a Degree in Marine Biology?

    • Scuba Diving Magazine Ask a Marine Biologist - What’s it Like to Be a Marine Biologist and How Do You Become One?

    • Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society — Resources on Fish Careers

• Examples of paid internships

  • High School

    • Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program — all states

  • College/Post-College

    • Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation – Kingston, RI

    • National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates – most states

    • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – multiple states including RI

    • Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance – Cape Cod, MA

    • Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management – Jamestown, RI

    • Rhode Island Sea Grant – Narragansett, RI

    • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution – Woods Hole, MA

• Questions? Reach out to us at outreach@cfrfoundation.org