After a thorough search of the current curriculum and modules, it was determined that there was little or no information about aquaculture hatcheries available to teachers. Most schools that have began to use aquaculture as a learning tool does so with larger fish and simply grow t hem out.
Hatcheries are a very important piece to the aquaculture puzzle.
Hatchery work is very detailed and utilizes many subjects of study. Using MIT's Marine Finfish Hatchery as a model, a curriculum involving hatchery procedures for a classroom was developed. Each unit contains overview, goals, objectives, skills, questions to be answered, background information, activities, assessment suggestions. Recirculating systems are the main concentration because of their broad application and compatibility with environmental regulations. The major components of a recirculating system will be discussed as well as a design and construction of a functioning table size model system.