MENUMENULOGINJOBSFishery BiologistEver wonder why fish do what fish do?Home » Explore Careers » Maritime Careers » Fisheries Careers » Fishery BiologistBA/BS to PhD$51K to $102KJobs: STATEWIDEStudies fish, their habitats and behavior. Work is generally hands-on and performed in the fish’s natural environment, so lots of time spent on boats or in remote, aquatic locations. Also known as how other people spend their vacations. Requiring an appropriate college degree, a fishery biologist also plans, develops, directs, conducts and evaluates fisheries management/research projects. (And you thought being a scientist meant working in a laboratory.)Here’s what you need:Bachelor’s degree in fisheries, biology, biological or natural sciences requiredLinks to Job and Other Cool Info:Biologists overviewHere’s where you get it:Course/ProgramProvider/LocationDegreeDeliveryLengthUAF BA FisheriesStatewide where there is a rural campusBAin person and distance (vcon)4 yrsUAF BS Fisheries and Ocean SciencesStatewide where there is a rural campusBSin person and distance (vcon)4 yrsUAF-UAS Joint BS Fisheries and Ocean SciencesJuneauBSin person4-5 yrsUAF MS FisheriesFairbanks/Juneau CFOS and Statewide where there is a rural campusMSin person and distance (vcon)2-4 yrsUAF PhD FisheriesFairbanks/Juneau CFOS and Statewide where there is a rural campusPhDin person and distance (vcon)4-5 yrsUAS BA/BS BiologyJuneauBA/BSin person4-5 yrsUAS BS Marine BiologyJuneauBSin person4-5 yrsUAA BS Natural SciencesAnchorageBSin person4-5 yrsUAA BA/BS Biological SciencesAnchorageBA/BSin person4-5 yrsUAA PhD Biological SciencesAnchoragePhDin person2-4 yrsUAF MS/PhD Biological SciencesFairbanksBA/BSin person4-5 yrsUAF BA/BS Biological SciencesFairbanksBA/BSin person4-5 yrs