Student Story
"You learn pretty much every skill to do with fish - you get hands-on experience with water testing and work with a wide range of species, from carp to eels and more – you learn a lot about the industry."
Noah, Land and Wildlife (Fish)The fisheries management industry includes everything to do with the care and upkeep of fish and their environments and Sparsholt has everything you need to start your career in this sector.
As a leader in Fishery and Aquatic studies recognised worldwide for our expertise in providing fishery studies training, our on-site facilities and industry links, we have forged an unrivalled reputation. This means we can offer the best training for a career working with freshwater fisheries and fish farming, and exotic and ornamental fish.
We have been running the fishery course since the 1970s, so a high proportion of the people working in the UK fishery industries are former students. This provides an excellent network of contacts for work experience and jobs.
“After studying my BSc at Sparsholt I have gained a wide variety of industry experience, including shellfish farming, fisheries and conservation management and trout farming. With my varied and specialist experience I hope to inspire and motivate the next generation of fish and aquatic enthusiasts.”

"You learn pretty much every skill to do with fish - you get hands-on experience with water testing and work with a wide range of species, from carp to eels and more – you learn a lot about the industry."
Noah, Land and Wildlife (Fish)