Aquaculture in the Classroom

MIT Sea Grant

Description:
Set up a recirculating aquaculture system in your classroom and raise marine finfish from eggs to adult. MIT Sea Grant developed a curriculum based on the aquaculture protocols used at its Marine Finfish Hatchery to raise marine finfish from eggs in an enclosed aquaculture system. The curriculum explains how to build the system, hatch the eggs, raise zooplankton and brine shrimp to feed the larvae, monitor your system's water quality, and wean the fish onto a commercially available pellet diet. This system can be used as the focal point of an aquaculture class, or as a tool to enhance topics taught in other classes. The curriculum includes activities that focus on aquaculture and how to maintain your recirculating system. This system is a great tool for teaching students about ecosystems, nitrogen cycle, and the environmental impact of aquaculture and commercial fishing.

Additional Details:
If you would like to implement this program in your classroom, MITSG staff will help you to get the systems together. However, funding to buy the parts must be found by the participant. Please contact the program coordinator if you are interested in using the curriculum.

Website: http://web.mit.edu/seagrant/edu/hatchery/classroom.html

Contacts:

Primary:	Sarah Olivo (olivo@mit.edu) 3 Cambridge Center NE20-377 Cambridge, MA 02142 Phone: 617-715-5148
Secondary:	Cliff Goudey (cgoudey@mit.edu)

Additional Information:

Categories:	Education (K-12th), Environment/Planning, Sciences, Technology/Engineering

Timeframe:	School Year, Upon Request

Target Audience:	K-8th Grade, High School, Teachers
	Cambridge, Boston (city), Boston (surrounding areas)

Program Location:	MIT Campus, Cambridge, Boston (city), Boston (surrounding areas)

Group/Individual:	Individuals

Cost:	Funding to buy system supplies

This entry was last updated on: 10-21-2008 at 13:41:38