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.