introduction of aquaculture into high schools

Introduction of

Aquaculture Into High Schools

• 45 New York Schools• 11 Northeast Schools• 2 Correctional Institutes

All Fish, Materials, Equipment, Manuals and Curriculum Are Provided

Inservice Aquaculture Workshops Are

Provided to Over 75 High School

Technology & Agriculture Teachers

Subjects Include Practical Aquaculture, Water Chem. And Hydroponics.

Trout Incubation & Enhancement

Schools Spawn Trout at SUNY-

Cobleskill Hatchery

Eggs Are Transported Back

to School and Placed in Egg

Baskets

Trout grow through the egg, alevin and 1st feeding Fry stages in the incubator basket.

Trout Are Released Into the Trough to Grow to Stocking

Size of 3-4 Inches.

School Groups Are Encouraged to

Adopt the Stream They Plan to Stock

Class Activities Include Stream Clean-up, and Bank Restoration.

Field Studies Include Water Chemistry,

Physical Parameters, Stream Invertebrates and

Fish Surveys.

Outcomes for the Schools

• Generates increased student interest in pursuing careers in natural resources, aquaculture, agriculture and other applied sciences.

• Skills learned are transferable to other fields, e.g. to water chemistry, water treatment, waste water management, and environmental science.

Periodic Classroom Visits Are Made By Faculty, Staff And Students.

• Visits helps to solve problems and improve curriculum and manuals.

• Manuals and curriculum alone are not enough.

• Once a year inservice workshops will not keep classes on track.

• Teachers and students will modify design and operating procedures.