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The Wildlife and Fisheries Management Institute was
formed in 1989 to coordinate the activities of several Texas Tech University departments,
federal agencies, and private industries working together on wildlife and fisheries
research projects. These groups jointly seek and contribute money to fund a variety
of research projects. The Institute allows the University to have a truly
interdisciplinary approach to ecological research in natural resources, wildlife,
fisheries, and aquaculture. Interdisciplinary partners include the departments of:
Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Biology, Civil Engineering, Agricultural
Economics, and Water Resources; The Texas Cooperative Wildlife and Fisheries Research Unit
on the Texas Tech University campus; and several outside corporations and organizations.
Most research is funded by grants sought by groups of researchers in this
partnership. Grant sources include federal and state agencies, foundations, and
private industry. Inter- and multi-disciplinary research has dominated the research approach within the Wildlife and Fisheries Management Institute. Cooperative research has been conducted by the Department of Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Department of Biology, Department of Civil Engineering, City of Lubbock Parks and Recreation Department, Savannah River Ecology Lab (University of Georgia Institute of Ecology), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and numerous non-government organizations. The Wildlife and Fisheries Management Institute is one of the most successful Institutes on campus in terms of number of grants and research dollars received, and the number of graduate students supported. Major research accomplishments of the Wildlife and Fisheries Management Institute have revolved around international issues in natural resources. Many government and non-government agencies have adopted concepts developed from research conducted by the Institute. |