Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture

The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture conducts research on water quality and wildlife habitat within agricultural settings. MAFES scientists in wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture also have research appointments in the university's Forest and Wildlife Research Center. Scientists in the Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center are also academically housed within the department.

To learn more please visit https://www.wildlifefisheries.msstate.edu/

Let Go of My Legume
Let Go of My Legume

MAFES scientists, Dr. Te-Ming Paul Tseng, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' plant and soil sciences department, and Dr. Marcus Lashley, a...
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Splitting Returns
Splitting Returns

Recent technological advances in production systems have enabled catfish producers to achieve significantly higher yields through greater control by concentrating all of th...
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Stressed Out
Stressed Out

Stress can take a toll on farm-raised catfish and may also affect the end product. That's why MAFES scientists, Drs. Peter Allen and Wes Schilling, have spent five years st...
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Swimming Upstream
Swimming Upstream

MAFES scientists are helping producers in the heart of catfish country. Dr. David Wise and his staff at the Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center help producer...
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Vaccine leads to better survival, bigger fish
Vaccine leads to better survival, bigger fish

MSU scientists have developed a vaccine and vaccine delivery system to protect catfish from commonly occurring bacteria that can cause death. During their first growing sea...
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