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Registration for the 2025 FISHES course IS NOW Closed. information about the 2026 course will be posted in summer 2026!

The FISHES program, supported by Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and Mississippi State University, is designed to extend practical, science-based information about fisheries management, fisheries science, and sustainability to fish enthusiasts in a user-friendly format. This in-person course consists of 20 hours of instruction: five 2-hour classroom sessions (light refreshments provided), one 5-hour field excursion, and 5 hours of required reading from the textbook written to accompany the course. The course is open to anyone ages 18 and up, and the registration fee is $100*. Completion of this course qualifies each participant to receive CEU credits through the Mississippi State University Extension Service Center for Continuing Education. Each participant will also receive a “swag bag” consisting of a SeaQualizer, a dehooker, and other on-the-water gear (a $150 value!).

*Scholarships may be available for those unable to pay the registration fee. For more information, please contact the program coordinator.

For more details, please refer to the flier and syllabus:

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Space is limited to only 20 participants. When registration is open, register here:

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Amanda Jargowsky, Program Coordinator amanda.jargowsky@msstate.edu

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marinefisheriesecology@gmail.com

1815 Popps Ferry Rd.
Biloxi, MS 39532


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About the Marine Fisheries Ecology Program

We are focused on providing science-based solutions to common issues affecting commercial and recreational fishermen in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Our research objectives are to better understand the abundance and distribution, life history (age and growth, maturity), movements and migrations, and feeding ecology of a wide range of important species, including coastal sharks, reef fishes, and coastal pelagics.

Special thanks to David Hay Jones, Return ‘Em Right, Trey Spearman, and others for their photo contributions.