Madison Bell

Aquaculture Research and Outreach Assistant
A portrait of Madison Bell smiling at the camera in a black T-shirt and tan coveralls with a stream and forest in the background.

What I do for Sea Grant

I will be working on the Yellow Perch and Golden Shiner projects. I will work closely with University of Minnesota Sea Grant fisheries and aquaculture extension educators and other project staff raising Yellow Perch and Golden Shiner in the MNSG aquaculture lab. I will provide fish care, water quality sampling, and help with recording fish growth and feeding data.

Education

B.S. Biology
Macalester College

Image credit: Madison Bell

Outreach Projects

Yellow perch swimming in water just above a bed of small gravel.

Egg-to-Market Yellow Perch Project

The University of Minnesota Sea Grant program is developing producer-scale methods for raising Yellow Perch fish from egg to market size in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS).

Two Golden Shiner bait fish laying next to a tape measure.

Increasing Golden Shiner Bait Production in Minnesota

The University of Minnesota Sea Grant program and partners are investigating new strategies for producing Golden Shiner fish for Minnesota’s bait industry.

Minnesota Sea Grant Aquaculture Lab

MNSG Aquaculture Lab

The MNSG Aquaculture Lab is a training, demonstration and research facility on the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus to introduce interested students and potential farmers to different concepts of aquaculture.

News Releases

An MNSG Extension program leader speaks to a small group inside the Minnesota Sea Grant aquaculture lab, standing beside indoor tanks and pipes. Attendees from the 2025 Aquaculture Decision-Maker Day listen closely during the tour.

Closed: [Aquaculture Lab Technician Undergraduate Job Opportunities]

Join our team supporting fish research and production at the Minnesota Sea Grant Aquaculture Lab.

Minnesota Sea Grant's Don Schreiner measures and records Golden Shiners, a popular Minnesotan bait fish, as part of ongoing research to increase Golden Shiner bait production in Minnesota. Image credit: Cait Dettmann/MNSG.

Closed: [Master's of Science Position in Aquaculture and Fisheries Available]

From baitfish to breakthroughs: cast your future in aquaculture with Minnesota Sea Grant at our Aquaculture Lab in St. Paul.

Recirculating aquaculture system showing labeled components A–D on a biofilter setup

Job Opportunity: Minnesota Sea Grant Undergraduate Aquaculture Lab Technician (2 openings)

Minnesota Sea Grant is hiring two aquaculture lab technician positions. These positions are for undergraduate students.