NEW UPDATE!
THE MS AND PHD DEGREES ARE OFFICIALLY APPROVED.
APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 1, 2026.
Welcome!
The Sustainable Fisheries Graduate Program is a joint, transdisciplinary program in the School of Ocean, Earth Sciences and Technology (SOEST), College of Natural Sciences (CNS), College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR), Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge (HSHK), College of Social Sciences (CSS), and the College of Arts, Languages and Letters (CALL).
This graduate program will train the next generation of fisheries scientists and marine resource managers in the U.S. Pacific region handling some of the U.S.’s most economically and culturally valuable fisheries. By creating a nexus of tropical fisheries study, the fisheries faculty and graduate program will promote collaborative efforts between UH, local resource managers, and experts from other nations around the Pacific rim to achieve sustainable solutions for island-scale to multinational fisheries.
Degrees Available
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Our Program offers the following degrees in Sustainable Fisheries:
Gain expertise in the field of fisheries to qualify for exceptional careers as a:
- Fisheries scientist
- Fisheries management professional
- Manager of nonprofit organizations for fisheries management
- Policy leader of ecosystem-based fisheries
Visit Hawaii’s Employment and Wage Statistics (2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- Conservation Program Management Intensive course in Summer 2026
- Life Sciences Seminar by Fisheries faculty, Mark Hixon
- Marine Biology Seminar by Fisheries faculty, Eileen Nalley
- Fisheries faculty speaking at UH AFS Nerdnite
- NEW Geography & Environment Graduate Course offered by Fisheries faculty, Erik Franklin