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Information: 

Aquaculture is described as the cultivation of water plants or animals for human usage and is recognized as one of the world's fastest growing industries.   This WebQuest was designed to aid both you and your students in the research, presentation and application of information  related to the Aquacultural Industry - particularly as it relates to fish farming. 

Process

In the previous pages , we have provided students with links to web-sites that should introduce and help direct them through the debate process as well as answering the questions about Aquaculture products and regions within the United States.  Of course, you will have to adapt the debate activity to your student numbers and available space.  You may also want to add judges, posters, note cards, pictures, videos  etc. to the activity to get everyone involved.  You might  contact state or local conservation authorities in your area to present materials and speak on the subject of fish farming versus predator control.    It may be necessary for students to research and answer questions on other states if your state has very little aquacultural industry.   

Here is a website that will give some basic guidelines for student debates.  Perhaps you might ask your school's speech and debate teacher for advice.  It is important that  sarcasm, negativism or put-downs are not  tolerated.  The topic selected here is a challenging one in that both sides will have good arguments in favor of their position.

Conclusion

Now that your students have completed the Aquacultural  WebQuest, they have discovered that the world of farming the waters for plant or animal products has been around for centuries and yet  is growing  in popularity here in the U.S. every year.  Students should now be able to answer questions from  fellow students pertaining to this exciting subject. 

Evaluation

Rubric For  Projects

Answers to Graphing Questions:

1.  Mississippi, Arkansas, Florida, Maine, Alabama, Washington, Louisiana, California, Idaho, Virginia Graph 5

2.   Southern, 63%  Graphs 1 and 2

3.  Ponds, Graph 3

4.   Answers will vary based on your state and region via the graph,  Graph 4

5.  Answers will vary based on your state  and region via the graph,    Graph 6

6.  Food Fish, Graph 7

7.  275, Graph 8

8.   200 thousand, Graph 9

9.  Answers will vary based upon student knowledge and abilities

10.  Answers will vary based upon student knowledge and abilities

Answers to Internet Resource Questions:

1. Newly Hatched fish are called "Fry"

2 and 3.  "Fingerlings" are farmed fish raised in hatcheries that are finger length and used to restock or stock farming facilities and are one to    two years old.

Other  Resources

Project Wild - note, your network may not support this link. In that case type this URL:  www.projectwild.org

American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials,  "Aquaculture:  Farming the Waters,"  video-30 minutes

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This page was developed by Ramona Andrus and reviewed by Lyndon and Barbara Irwin and is maintained by Missouri Farm Bureau.

Please address questions to Diane Olson at Missouri Farm Bureau or Dr. Lyndon Irwin at Missouri State University. 

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Last revised on June 19, 2006