Summer Experiences

Stephen Reichley
The Ohio State University, '14


Do you ever wonder what you will be doing after graduation? Consider a career in aquatic animal health. Almost 86% of the seafood consumed in the United States is imported, leading to a $9 billion trade deficit.  There are only so many fish in the sea; the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates 84% of the world’s fish stocks are fully exploited or overexploited.  Aquaculture currently accounts for over half of the world’s fish supply and is the fastest growing area of agriculture in the world.

With the global population on the rise and the fact that the feed conversation ratio of fish is better than beef, swine, and poultry, aquaculture is the natural industry to supply the world with quality protein.

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