Emily Gillette

Cattail Technician

What I do for Sea Grant

I will be working in the field on the invasive cattail project. I will be sampling water quality, vegetation, and fishes in lakes throughout Minnesota during the summer. 

Education

B.S. Animal Science
University of Minnesota 
 

Outreach Projects

Cattail removal plot.

Invasive Cattail-Dominated Shorelines

The goal of this project is to determine if small-scale removal of invasive, hybrid cattails can improve abundance and diversity of plants and fish on Minnesota lakeshores.

News Releases

A man holds a small Yellow Perch.

Job Opportunity: Fisheries and Aquaculture Assistant Extension Professor

Minnesota Sea Grant is recruiting for a Fisheries and Aquaculture Extension Educator who will be focused on providing outreach and applied research on fisheries and aquaculture.

Cattail removal plot.

Minnesota Sea Grant: Two Aquatic Research Technician Position Job Openings

Minnesota Sea Grant is hiring two Aquatic Research Technicians! Application review begins May 17, 2024. 

Know the fish. Know the regs. Illustrations of three fish.

Steelhead or Salmon? Which Did You Catch?

Just in time for the spring fishing season, Minnesota Sea Grant created a new educational tool to assist Lake Superior anglers in the identification of Steelhead when compared to salmon.