I am excited to share that the Master’s (MS) and Doctoral (PhD) degrees in Sustainable Fisheries at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have been officially approved. Applications will open December 15, 2025.
The Sustainable Fisheries Graduate Program is a joint, transdisciplinary initiative spanning the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), College of Natural Sciences (CNS), College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR), Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge (HSHK), College of Social Sciences (CSS), and the College of Arts, Languages, and Letters (CALL).
The program will train the next generation of fisheries scientists, ecosystem modelers, and marine resource managers who will support sustainable harvests and resilient fisheries across the U.S. Pacific region and beyond. With Hawaiʻi serving as a nexus for tropical fisheries science, the program will foster collaboration among UH researchers, resource-management agencies, and partners across the Pacific.
📢 Accepting Students (Fall 2026 start)
I am currently recruiting MS and PhD students to join my lab as part of the inaugural student cohort.
Research directions in my group include:
- Ecosystem-based fisheries management
- Climate impacts on marine fisheries
- Ecosystem modeling and forecasting
- Stock assessment methods
- Spatial fisheries indicators and decision-support tools
- Policy-relevant and participatory approaches to sustainable fisheries
Students will have opportunities to work with diverse collaborators, local communities, agencies, and global networks supporting sustainable fisheries research.
Interested?
Prospective students are encouraged to reach out to discuss alignment with ongoing research and opportunities in the lab.
📩 Contact: ddimarch@hawaii.edu
📅 Applications open: December 22, 2025
Welcome to the next chapter of fisheries science in Hawaiʻi — and the Pacific. 🌺. 🐟. 🌊