RESOURCES FOR AQUACULTURE EDUCATORS

K-12 Resources
Undergraduate and Graduate Resources
Professional Associations

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K-12 Resources

Basic Curricula Materials (K-12)
Connecticut - Core Science Curriculum Framework Connecticut Department of Education
Connecticut - Agricultural Science and Technology Education Curriculum Framework Connecticut Department of Education
Aquaculture Curricula Resource Guide New England Board of Higher Education
Ocean Literacy: The Essential Principles of Ocean Science National Geographic Society
Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration: A curriculum guide for grade 6-12 students NOAA Ocean Exploration Program

Course Descriptions, Lesson Plans and Laboratory Materials
Lesson Plans National Aquacuture Educators Network
Classroom Resources National Aquacuture Educators Network
K-12 Resources NOAA Library
Marine Education: A bibliography of educational materials available from the Nation's Sea Grant ... Florida Sea Grant
Aquaculture Resources Agriculture Ed Inc.
Teacher Resources AquaNic
Course Descriptions The Sound School, New Haven, Connecticut
Aquaculture in Action University of Maryland

Miscellaneous Educational Resources
NOAA Educational Resources
NOAA's Ocean Service Educational Website
The BRIDGE, Sea Grant Ocean Sciences Education Center
National Sea Grant Library
Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE)
National Geographic Education Network (Oceans For Life)

Texts
Introduction to Aquaculture, M. Landau, John Wiley & Sons Inc
Aquaculture Science (2nd Ed), R. Parker, Delmar/Thompson Learning

Undergraduate / Graduate Resources

Aquaculture Programs (Undergraduate)

Texts (undergraduate, graduate)
Aquaculture: Principles and Practices (2nd Ed), T.V.R. Pillay and MN Kutty, Blackwell Scientific Publishing
Fundamentals of aquaculture: a step by step guide to commercial aquaculture, J.W. Avault Jr., AVA Publishing
Principles of Aquaculture, R.R. Stickney, John Wiley & Sons Inc
Encyclopedia of Aquaculture, R.R. Stickney, John Wiley & Sons Inc
Aquaculture in the United States, R.R. Stickney, John Wiley & Sons Inc
Aquaculture Economic Analysis: An Introduction, Y.C. Shang. 1990. The World Aquaculture Society
Aquaculture Marketing Handbook, C.R. Engle & K. Quagrainie. 2006. Blackwell Publishing
Economics of Aquaculture, C.M. Jolly & H.A. Clonts. 1993. Food Products Press
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, Timmons. Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center

Educators Associations

Connecticut Science Teachers Association (CSTA)
SouthEastern New England Marine Educators (SENEME)
National Aquaculture Educators Network (NAEN)
National Marine Educators Association (NMEA)

For questions or comments, contact:
Tessa Getchis, Aquaculture Extension Educator
Connecticut Sea Grant and UConn Cooperative Extension
tessa.getchis@uconn.edu or (860) 405-9104

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Last updated on December 5, 2007