WSB Release- December 2024
"Seabass in the Classroom is a hands-on program offered by Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute that encourages students to be practical problem solvers and increase their interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) topics.
This unique aquaculture program allows students to personally grow, feed, monitor and release seabass which inspires them to become the next generation of marine scientists that will ensure a healthier planet. Seabass in the Classroom also increases student awareness of aquaculture benefits; including sustainable food production, depleted fishery replenishment, a reduction of our country’s reliance on imported seafood and an increase in jobs that revitalize our working waterfronts"
From Hubbs Seaworld Research Institute's website, SEE PAGE HERE
Our students spend months at a time raising these fish from very young, while maintaining their system. Students will calculate feed, tag the fish, weigh the fish, clean their tank, perform water chemistry, and perform daily maintenance to ensure the health and success of our WSB population. Once our young White Seabass have grown to be at least juvenile, our students have the opportunity to release the fish back into the wild at a disclosed location.
Our program is truly student-run, and staff is hands-off. All information curated during the time of caring for the White Seabass is relayed back to HSWRI by our students.
-EMAIL-
GREG GARDINER, CO-DIRECTOR: ggardiner@hbuhsd.edu, DIANE DROGO, CO-DIRECTOR: ddrogo@hbuhsd.edu
ALEXANDRIA GRIFFITH, LAB MANAGER: agriffith@hbuhsd.edu, THOMAS KHOURY, ASSISTANT LAB DIRECTOR: tkhoury@hbuhsd.edu
-PHONE- GREG GARDINER, CO-DIRECTOR: (714) 962-1356 ext. 55221