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Catfish Lesson Plans - (More to come - come back again soon)

In this group of lesson plans, teachers will guide students through the life and biology of the channel catfish and the catfish industry. Students will explore: broodfish and hatchery management; small scale catfish production; broodfish selection, breeding programs, gender determination, care of broodfish, water quality management, nutrition, and estimating number of broodfish; and feeding catfish in commercial ponds. All lesson plans will include a Power Point presentation, additional handouts, assessment, and access to related SRAC publication and/or video.

Area of Study	Lesson Plans	Resources
Farming the Waters	Intro to aquaculture lesson plan Handouts for students	Farming the waters - power point Farming the waters ppt in pdf format
Channel Catfish life history and biology	Catfish Life History and Biology lesson plan- complete with reading and handout materials	Relative catfish anatomy - Label your partner activity Catfish Farming in the South - 20 min SRAC Streaming Video
Brood Fish Management	Selection and breeding programs Gender determination and care Determining required number of broodfish	Selection and breeding programs ppt Gender determination and care ppt Determining required number of broodfish ppt Catfish Broodfish Management -Reading Assignment (start here) Channel Catfish Broodfish and Hatchery Management - (then go here next) Channel Catfish Spawning and Hatchery Management 17 min video

Feeding Catfish in commercial ponds	Lesson Plan Handouts	Feeding Catfish in Commercial Ponds Reading assignment

External Anatomy of a Channel Catfish

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