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A Survey of Technical Fishery Personnel
Author(s) -
Carlander Kenneth D.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1959)88[18:asotfp]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - fish <actinopterygii> , business , fishery , administration (probate law) , field survey , political science , engineering , biology , civil engineering , law
A mail survey of fish conservation agencies indicated that in 1958, there are at least 1673 technical fishery personnel in United States and 232 in Canada. If classified according to major responsibility, 900 are in research, 354 in management, 249 in administration, 232 in survey and trouble‐shooting, 138 in fish culture, and 32 in education. Lines between technical and non‐technical personnel are difficult to draw, particularly in fish culture. State and provincial agencies hire 50.4 percent of the personnel, federal agencies 39.1 percent, colleges 8.9 percent and 1.6 percent were listed as privately employed. Over 91 percent of the personnel have college degrees and almost 44 percent have advanced degrees. Over half of those in management, survey, and research are under 35 years of age, attesting to the rapid growth of the field. Only 41 percent of those listed are members of the American Fisheries Society. About one‐third of the personnel deal with marine fisheries and most of these are in research activities. Most biologists and managers hired by state conservation departments have broad responsibilities.