Native Fish in the Classroom: Bringing Clarity to Fish in Turbid Habitat

Authors: Donny Kelley Currens, To Limanovich, Justin Melloy, Daniel Shaw

Year: 2016 (xlviii)

Abstract

As participants in the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Native Fish in the Classroom program we provide student perspectives about the value and impact of caring for native fish in a school setting. We demonstrate how often unseen fish from an urban river, temporarily housed in classroom aquaria, can serve as ambassadors for an entire river system. Furthermore we explain the requirements for a successful multi-year Fish in the Classroom program from the perspectives of both a fisheries agency and teachers and their students.