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AQUACULTURE STAFF EXPERIENCE

EXPERTISE IN SYSTEMS, SPECIES, RESEARCH & EDUCATION

UWSP Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility employs both full-time and part-time staff in addition to hundreds students looking to advance their careers. The facility employs expert staff that have experience in raising over 15 freshwater fish species at all life stages in various systems. Feel free to reach out to any of our staff for research questions, technical assistance, educational opportunities and more.

The UWSP NADF is a leader in information and guidance for the aquaculture community. The facility is paired with professional staff that have been able to also help replace the loss of aquaculture extension in our state giving farmers on-the-farm training, advice and support not available from anywhere else. NADF is the first resource I share with anyone in the industry.

Peter Fritsch
Rushing Waters Fisheries, LLC. President
Past President of Wisconsin Aquaculture Association

Chris Hartleb

  • Director, Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility
  • Professor of Biology
  • Aquaculture minor coordinator
College of Letters and Science, Department of Biology, Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility, School of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry
715-346-3228
Tyler Firkus, UWSP NADF Facility Manager

Tyler Firkus

  • Facilities Operations Manager
College of Letters and Science, Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility
715-779-3461

Kendall Holmes

  • Facility Foreman
College of Letters and Science, Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility
715-779-3461
Jared Neibauer

Jared Neibauer

  • Advanced Aquaculture Technician
College of Letters and Science, Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility
715-779-3461
Colton Branville

Colton Branville

  • Aquaculture Technician
College of Letters and Science, Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility
UWSP NADF Office Operations, Lisa Yolitz

Lisa Yolitz

College of Letters and Science, Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility
715-343-2757
Emma Hauser

Emma Hauser

  • Aquaculture Outreach Specialist
  • UWSP NADF & Wisconsin Sea Grant
College of Letters and Science, Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility
715-779-3262