Paige Smith

Aquaculture Lab Technician
Paige Smith smiles next to a horse.

What I do for Sea Grant

I will work closely with University of Minnesota Sea Grant fisheries and aquaculture extension educators and other project staff raising Yellow Perch in a recirculating aquaculture system in the lab to: 

  1. Measuring fish feed
  2. Feeding fish
  3. Monitoring water quality parameters
  4. Cleaning tanks
  5. Observing and recording fish behavioral data
  6. Maintaining and cleaning lab space
  7. Assisting with fish measurement
  8. Recording and entering data on paper and electronically

Education

B.S. in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology (expected June 2027)
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

 

Outreach Projects

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.