Leading the future of aquatic science
Our premier research, teaching and extension programs focus on all aspects of water resource management, including aquaculture, aquatic animal health, genomics, aquatic ecology, conservation and fisheries management.
The E.W. Shell Fisheries Center in Auburn is a 1,600-acre unit that includes experimental ponds, natural habitats, labs, classrooms, a hatchery and related facilities to support a broad range of research, teaching and outreach activities.
Alabama News Center highlights how experts at Auburn are helping the industry battle the problem of catfish growing too large, too fast.
Bham Now highlights Auburn's globally recognized programs in freshwater fish farming, aquatic disease research, oyster restoration and more.
Degree Programs
Minor | B.S. | M.S. | M.Aq. | Ph.D.
Somewhere off the Gulf of Mexico, a special kind of farmer releases a metal basket into the water and suspends it in the ocean to grow his hidden treasure — the ever-versatile oyster. Straddling the line between farmer and fisherman, the oyster producer takes great care in growing and collecting the pearls of the sea — the kind served with Tabasco and saltines.
For the second time in his 45-year career, College of Agriculture professor Rex Dunham was awarded Auburn's prestigious Creative Research & Scholarship Award.
The $437 million U.S. catfish industry is in need of better genetic and breeding technologies to be competitive with foreign imports. A team of hatchery scientists from the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station are studying hybrid catfish breeding practices to help improve reproductive efficiency and reduce production costs for catfish farmers.
An Auburn team is working to make catfish breeding more efficient and profitable.
