Our Goal
The principal goal of the Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program is to recruit high schools students from traditionally excluded backgrounds, specifically students from minoritized groups and/or who identify as women, in the fisheries profession today and introduce them to the field of fisheries science and aquatic resource management. This is done by placing selected students in 8-week, paid summer internships among fisheries agencies and institutions. We hope the student’s experience through the Hutton Program is the catalyst that encourages them to study and ultimately pursue a career working in the field of fisheries.
Oversight
The American Fisheries Society has overall program management responsibility. The Executive Director of AFS provides an annual report on the program to the Governing Board of AFS. A Hutton committee appointed by the AFS President evaluates and makes recommendations for improvements in the Hutton Program.