Associate of Applied Science Degree Program mhcc. Todd Hanna: Room F14 Todd. Hanna mhcc. Chaney mhcc. Students will learn hands-on skills through field projects, and assist in running the campus fish hatchery.
Students will also learn how to feed, spawn and transport fish; as well as about fish biology, fish husbandry, and fishery techniques. Students must select Fisheries Technology as their major in order to enroll in the courses below.
If you wish you change your major to Fisheries Technology, please email advising. Chest waders and rain gear are required and must be purchased by the student. Students completing the program will usually assist in propagation and rearing of game and food fish. Because of the rigorous activity demanded by the work, good physical condition is a necessity. General education courses such as math, writing, health, etc. This course includes an introduction to the Fisheries Technology program as well as topics such as fisheries literature, identification of adult trout and salmon, spawning fish surveys, definition of a fishery, aquatic invasive species, knot tying, recreational creel, commercial fish surveys and an overview of fish culture operations.
Limited to students with the Fisheries major. To change majors, email ar mhcc. Registration Requirement: FI or instructor consent. Topics covered include creel census techniques, net making and repair, how to read and interpret topographic maps, use of a compass, mapping of lakes and streams, use of fish anesthetics, various types of fish data collection techniques and using a variety of fish marking and tagging techniques in the campus fish hatchery.
Students must have a valid Oregon Boater's Education Card or equivalent. Elementary physical and chemical concepts as applied to life processes are covered, along with the external anatomy, classification, life histories and distribution of major fish of the Pacific Northwest. This course is a continuation of FI , further developing elementary physical and chemical concepts as applied to life processes. Fish anatomical and physiological concepts are discussed system by system.
