Contact Us
NOTE: As of March 2026, all direct staff/faculty phone numbers have changed.
Please contact the following people for assistance in specific areas:
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Director
Matt DiMaggio
Director
813-489-2101
mdimaggi@ufl.edu -
Office Manager
Holly Quillen
813-489-2121
hpdiaz@ufl.edu -
Aquaculture Production
Eric Cassiano
Associate Extension Scientist
813-489-2105
ericcass@ufl.eduMatt DiMaggio
Director / Associate Professor
813-489-2101
mdimaggi@ufl.edu -
Fish Disease Lab
Debbie Pouder
Diagnostic Lab Manager
813-489-2106
dbpouder@ufl.eduRoy Yanong
Extension Veterinarian
813-489-2102
rpy@ufl.edu -
Fish Identification
Jeff Hill
Professor
813-489-2103
jeffhill@ufl.edu -
Import / Export
USDA Veterinary Services Endorsement Office (Florida)
USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, Veterinary Export Trade Services
8100 NW 15th Place
Gainesville, FL 32606
352-313-3060
vspsfl@usda.gov -
Non-native Species
JEFF HILL
Professor
813-489-2103
jeffhill@ufl.eduQUENTON TUCKETT
Assistant Professor
813-489-2104
qtuckett@ufl.edu -
Shellfish Aquaculture & Marine Fisheries
Angela Collins
Associate Extension Scientist
813-489-2108
abcollins@ufl.edu -
Water Quality
ERIC CASSIANO
Associate Extension Scientist
813-489-2105
ericcass@ufl.eduDEBBIE POUDER
Diagnostic Laboratory Manager
813-489-2106
dbpouder@ufl.edu -
Wildlife / Predation Control
Coady Lundy
USDA APHIS Wildlife Services South Florida District Supervisor
813-489-2115
coady.w.lundy@usda.gov
Drone's eye view of the University of Florida/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Lab
University of Florida/IFAS
Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory
1408 24th Street SE
Ruskin, Florida 33570
Phone: 813-671-5230
Fax: 813-671-5234