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Certification

Aquacultural Managers

Certification Description
Fisheries Professional Certified (FP-C) - in addition to satisfying coursework and degree requirements, an applicant must have the requisite number of years of qualifying experience and the requisite number of professional development quality points (PDQPs) to become a Certified Fisheries Professional.

Certifying Organization
American Fisheries Society
https://fisheries.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Fisheries Professional Certified Website

Certification Description
Fisheries Professional Emeritus (FP-E) - an applicant who has held the FP-C designation for at least twenty (20) years (need not be consecutive) and is employed less than full time or is retired, may become a Fisheries Professional Emeritus (FP-E). This allows them to maintain their FP-C status without the renewal requirement.

Certifying Organization
American Fisheries Society
https://fisheries.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? No
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Fisheries Professional Emeritus Website

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