Using floating raceways to raise yellow perch, bluegill, and hybrid bluegill sunfish in cranberry reservoirs and at Wisconsin fish farms.

Develop "Best Management Practices" for aquaculture in Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region.

Investigate biological control methods to minimize or eliminate grub (trematode) infections in fish ponds.

Create online fish health modules for culturists to improve biosecurity and prevent disease.

Develop alternative pond fertilization practices for fish farms that are more cost efficient and effective in enhancing primary production and stimulating food webs in culture ponds.

Examine and describe zooplankton community dynamics in natural lakes and fish ponds.

Study the feeding ecology of larval fish with emphasis on yellow perch.