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Introduction of
Aquaculture Into High Schools
• 45 New York Schools• 11 Northeast Schools• 2 Correctional Institutes
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All Fish, Materials, Equipment, Manuals and Curriculum Are Provided
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Inservice Aquaculture Workshops Are
Provided to Over 75 High School
Technology & Agriculture Teachers
Subjects Include Practical Aquaculture, Water Chem. And Hydroponics.
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Trout Incubation & Enhancement
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Schools Spawn Trout at SUNY-
Cobleskill Hatchery
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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.
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Trout Are Released Into the Trough to Grow to Stocking
Size of 3-4 Inches.
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School Groups Are Encouraged to
Adopt the Stream They Plan to Stock
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Class Activities Include Stream Clean-up, and Bank Restoration.
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Field Studies Include Water Chemistry,
Physical Parameters, Stream Invertebrates and
Fish Surveys.
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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.
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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.