(NAPSA)—Fish are helping to school U.S. students. Using aquariumsin their classrooms, students are incubating and hatching salmon eggs. They then rear them until they’re old enough to be released in streams, serving as a fun way to learn aboutlife cycles, fish habitats and the environment. Why are schools choosing Atlantic salmon, out of all other fish? It seems that although the numbersof fish in the ocean are ae Something’s Fishy—Students are learning science by raising wild salmon. being depleted, few have the “star” power of wild Atlantic salmon. In fact, educators say that when this celebrity fish calls an elementary school home, you can bet that fascinated kids are benefiting from the Atlantic Salmon Federation’s Fish Friends program. Thousands of volunteers in the United States struggle to protect fish habitats, remove dams that block migration, and restore entire river systems. You can also find them delivering salmon eggs to enthusiastic students. Visit www.asf.ca to learn more.
