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    School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

    School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

    Charles Cichra

    Professor, Fish Ecology and Management

    Chuck Cichra began his fisheries career in 1973 as a summer intern working on the biology and ecology of a native crayfish, Orconectes virilis, inhabiting small Michigan lakes.

    His Master’s research examined the effects of stream modification on the water quality, fish and invertebrate communities of Ohio streams.  His doctoral research focused on the fisheries management of small Texas reservoirs. For two years, he assisted the Extension Fish Disease Specialist of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

    Extensive experience with computers and applied statistics resulted in Chuck’s working for more than two years as a full-time computer consultant for the Texas A&M University System.

    Chuck joined the then Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Department in July 1986. Currently, he is a Professor and the Fisheries Extension Specialist for Florida. His personal extension programs include pond and lake management and youth education. He is the director of Fishing for Success, a program through which children (K-12) learn about fishing and the aquatic environment.  Chuck’s research and teaching programs focus on fish population sampling, fish ecology and fisheries management.

    Courses Taught

    IdentifierCourse Name
    FAS 4305C  Introduction to Fishery Science 
    FAS 5335C  Applied Fisheries Statistics 
    FAS 6932  Fish and Limnology 

    FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES

    7922 NW 71st Street, PO Box 110600
    Gainesville, FL 32653

    cecichra@ufl.edu
    (352) 273.3621

    • Education

      • B.S., Zoology, Ohio State University, 1974
      • M.S., Zoology (Fisheries Biology), Ohio State University, 1979
      • Ph.D., Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1983

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    (352) 846-0850

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