K-12 Program

Kentucky’s “Aquaculture Educator” works with K-12 teachers across the state, assisting teachers in:

  • Providing students with a greater awareness and understanding of aquaculture,
  • Motivating students to learn and improve math and science skills through an applied “problem-based” approach, and
  • Exploring with students the potential of aquaculture as a profitable agricultural activity in Kentucky.

Aquaculture School Activities Expanding

Teaching aquaculture courses, and development of experiential learning activities in aquaculture, have been rapidly developing at the secondary school level. Scattered over different regions of the Commonwealth, 47 high schools and vo-ag programs currently have aquaculture activities. These efforts are extremely important for increasing awareness of aquaculture among young Kentuckians while their minds are still open to new enterprises.

Aquaculture Education Teaching Resources & Instructional Materials

Aquaculture Instructional Materials currently available from the National Council for Agricultural Education

 * Series of 13 "How To" aquaculture instructional guides
 * "Tilapia, Reproduction and Growth in Educational Environments"
 * "Aquatic Resources: Awareness, Understanding and Uses for Educational Purposes"
 * “Aquaculture Education, Electronic Instructional Library” (a CD ROM containing all aquaculture instructional materials developed by The Council)

 * Contact: National Council for Agricultural Education, 1410 King St., Suite 400, Alexandria, VA 22314
 * Phone: (800) 772-0939
 * Fax: (703) 838-5888

 * Contact: Delmar/Thomson Learning, 3 Columbia Circle, P.O. Box 15015, Albany, NY 12212-5015
 * Phone: (800) 730-2214
 * Fax: (800) 730-2215

 * Contact: Interstate Publishers, Inc., 510 Vermillion St., P.O. Box 50, Danville, II 61834-0050
 * Phone: (800) 843-4774
 * Fax: (217) 446-9706

 * Contact: Multistate Academic and Vocational Curriculum Consortium, 1500 West Seventh Ave., Stillwater, OK 74074
 * Phone: (800) 654-3988

  * Contact: New England Board of Higher Education, 45 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111

 * Contact: Applied Technologies, P.O. Box 1419, Calhoun, GA 30703
 * Phone: (800) 334-4943
 * Fax: (706) 629-6761

 * Contact: Freshwater Institute, P.O. Box 1889, Shepherdstown, WV 25443
 * Phone: (304) 876-2815
 * Fax: (304) 870-2208

 * Contact: Nelson/Pade Multimedia, P.O. Box 1848 Mariposa, CA 95338
 * Phone: (209) 742-6869
 * Fax: (209) 742-4402


Further reading

 * Kentucky Department of Agriculture
 * The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
 * American Fisheries Society
 * American Tilapia Association
 * Aquacultural Engineering Society
 * Aquaculture and Hydroponics (Aquaponics)
 * Aquaculture Outlook Reports
 * Auburn University Aquaculture/Fisheries
 * Freshwater Institute
 * North Central Regional Aquaculture Center
 * Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
 * Southern Regional Aquaculture Center
 * U.S. Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture
 * Western Regional Aquaculture Center
 * World Aquaculture Society

 * Getting Started in Freshwater Aquaculture. 1998. ISBN 0-931682-71-1.

  • By: LaDon Swann, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program, Purdue University, Department of Animal Sciences, West Lafayette, In. 47907-1026.
  • Phone: (765) 494-6264

 * SRAC Publications Collection – August 1998, Texas Agricultural Regional Extension Service.
Aquaculture Interactive – A Digital Aquaculture Textbook

 * Aquatic Systems Engineering. 1996. ISBN 1-888381-05-1

  • By: P.R. Escobal. Dimension Engineering Press, P.O. Box 2327, Oznard, Ca. 93034-2327.
  • Phone: (805) 487-2248
  • Fax: (805) 486-2491

 * Ponds

  • Via Oregon State University

 * Fishy 3.5

  • Mississippi State University,  Agricultural Economics Department, Box 9755, Mississippi State, Ms. 39762.
  • Phone: (601) 325-2750
  • Fax: (601) 325-8777

  * Fish Health Management (5, 20 minute videos)

  • By: University of Florida, Hillsborough (FL) County Cooperative Extension Service, Florida Tropical Fish Farms Association and the Pet Care Trust

* FTFFA

  • P.O. Box 1519, Winterhaven, Fl. 33882
  • Fax: (991) 299-5154

 * Aquatic Eco-Systems, Inc.,

  • 1767 Benbow Court, Apopka, FL 32703
  • Phone: (877) 347-4788

 * AquaCenter, Inc.

  • 166 Seven Oaks Rd., Leland, MS 38756
  • Phone: (800) 748-8921

* Aquaculture Supply, LCC

  • 668 Time Saver Ave., New Orleans, LA 70123
  • Phone: (504) 736-9360
  • Fax: (504) 736-9373

 * Southern Aquaculture Supply Company

  • P.O. Box 326, 931 Saint Mary’s St., Lake Village, AR 71653
  • Phone: (870) 265-3584
  • Fax: (870) 265-4146

 * Keeton Industries, Inc.

  • 300 Lincoln Ct., Fort Collings, CO 80524
  • Phone: (970) 493-4831
  • Fax: (970) 493-4921

 * Argent Laboratories

  • 8702 152nd Ave., N.E., Redmond, WA 98052
  • Phone: (800) 426-6258
  • Fax: (425) 885-2112

 * Kentucky Aquaculture Association

  • 4954 Paris Pike, Lexington, KY 40511
  • Phone: (502) 564-9103
  • Basic membership: $50.00
  • Newsletter: KAA Newsletter (free w/membership) – Kentucky Fish Farming

 * World Aquaculture Society

  • 143 J M Parker Coliseum, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
  • Phone: (225) 388-3137
  • Fax: (225) 388-3493
  • Basic membership: $60.00
  • U.S. Chapter: $5.00
  • Magazine: World Aquaculture (free w/membership)

 * American Fisheries Society

  • 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110, Bethesda, MD 20814
  • Phone: (301) 897-8616 x218
  • Fax: (301) 897-8096
  • Basic membership: $76.00
  • Journal: North American Journal of Aquaculture: $33.00/yr.

 * Aquaculture Magazine*

  • With a 1 year subscription you will receive a “Buyers Guide,” a tremendous source for information on aquaculture suppliers, producers, research/extension/educational contacts, and technical support.
  • P.O. Box 2329, Asheville, NC 28802
  • Phone: (704) 254-7334

 * Aquaponics Journal

  • Nelson/Pade Multimedia, P.O. Box 1848, Mariposa, CA 95338
  • Phone: (209) 742-6869
  • Fax: (209) 742-4402