Kohler
Christopher C. Kohler, Emeritus Professor
Phone: 618-536-7761
Fax: 618-453-6095
Email: ckohler@siu.edu
Dr. Christopher C. Kohler is former Director of the Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center and Professor of Zoology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). He joined the SIUC fisheries staff in 1980 after completing his Ph.D. the same year in fisheries sciences from Virginia Tech. He received his B.S. (1973) in biology from St. Mary's College of Maryland and M.S. (1975) in marine sciences/aquaculture from the University of Puerto Rico. Kohler taught ZOOL 477 Aquaculture, ZOOL 570 Advanced Aquaculture, and ZOOL 564 Aquaculture Techniques. Kohler's research encompasses aquaculture, fisheries management and aquatic ecology. He has published over 100 scientific articles, including a dozen book chapters as well as co-editorship of Inland Fisheries Management in North America (1st and 2nd editions), a college level and professional text published by the American Fisheries Society. In 1995, he was awarded the Kaplan Research Award by the SIUC Chapter of Sigma Xi as the university's outstanding researcher; in 2007 he was named the College of Science Outstanding Scholar. In 1999, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labeled Chorulon, a synthetic human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) produced by Intervet, Inc., for broodfish spawning based, in large part, on the Target Animal Safety Study conducted under Kohler's direction (the first drug approved at that time by the FDA for fish in 14 years). His current research is largely focused on the influence of omega-3 fatty acids on finfish nutrition and health as well as developing nutritional strategies to reduce marine-derived protein and lipid sources in aquafeeds. His research has been funded, among others, by NSF, USDA National Research Initiative, and the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center. Kohler completed his term in 2006 as President of the American Fisheries Society. He now resides in North Carolina and is Editor of the North American Journal of Aquaculture. His first novel, "Cracked Island" was published in 2015.