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The Hutton Program is a paid summer internship and mentoring program for students in grades 11 (juniors) and 12 (seniors) interested in pursuing science disciplines associated with natural resource and environment management. Under the Hutton Program, selected students benefit from an eight week hands-on fisheries science summer experience in a marine and/or freshwater setting.
The Hutton Program provides its scholars with hands-on activities that increase awareness of conservation issues, the importance of healthy aquatic systems, and career opportunities in fisheries. As the students work with their mentors, they gain an awareness of conservation issues and the importance of healthy aquatic systems. On a daily basis, students are participating in projects relevant to fisheries science, habitat protection and restoration. By the end of the summer, the students have an understanding of what is involved in being a fisheries biologist and the career opportunities available in the field of fisheries science. In this way, this program addresses a crucial issue that affects the future of the fisheries profession by mentoring those pursuing a career in fisheries science and filling the anticipated gap from the retirement of almost half of its fisheries biologists in the next few years.