Biomedical Research:

• genetic and environmental control of physiological processes
• reproduction
• development
• aging
• cancer
• osmoregulation
• histopathology

Aquaculture:

• intensive culture of aquatic organisms
• induction of spawning (control of reproductive cycles)
• induction of precocious puberty
• research and development of new species for aquaculture
• improvement of early stages of fish growth and development
• development of recirculating aquatic systems
• development of aquaculture in metropolitan areas (urban aquaculture)
• wastewater management
• nutrition management
• disease control
• coculturing of organisms

Environment/Ecology:

• effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and hormone-mimicking chemical pollutants on reproduction and life cycles (ecotoxicology)
• effects of pollutants, oil spills, and other xenobiotics on physiological processes (especially reproduction)
• effect of space travel on the neuroendocrine process
• comparative study of estuaries and regional economies
• regenerating life-support systems

Fisheries Biology:

• study of homing mechanisms in anadromous fishes
• study of life cycles of American shad and Atlantic sturgeon
• restoration of depleting natural populations of fishes

Organisms Studied:

• Fishes (commercial, recreational, ornamental, and research)
• Crustaceans
• Mollusks (bivalves)
• Aquatic plants (higher and microalgae)
• Food-chain organisms (algae, rotifers, shrimp naupli, daphnia, and other microorganisms)