Aquaponics: Farming Fish, Growing Greens teaches STEM through aquaponics, a water-based agricultural system that combines aquaculture and hydroponics. This 9-12 grade curriculum was designed to be used along with an onsite aquaponics system. Curriculum topics include an Introduction to aquaculture, fundamental parts of an aquaponics system, the nitrogen cycle, water quality, population dynamics, our modern food system and more. Lessons were developed to build on each other and be delivered in sequence but can also be used individually.

If you would like to access to all the Aquaponics: Farming Fish, Growing Greens curriculum resources such as slide decks, submit your requests to iisg@purdue.edu.

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant’s annual magazine.

This issue highlights:

• Swimming Safer: Sharing knowledge, data, and resources
• IISG interns can have invaluable real world experience
• Spelling out nature’s benefits helps inform land use decisions
• Largemouth bass in the busy Chicago River are seeking out natural areas
• Educators explore water quality along the Wild Mile
• We’re funding new research to address emerging coastal issues

This quick reference guide is a supplement resource for the Know Your H2O water quality testing kit. The guide takes you step-by-step through basic procedures for measuring dissolved oxygen and temperature using the YSI Pro 20i dissolved oxygen meter and pH using an EcoSense pH pen. It also provides testing procedures for La Motte chemical tests to measure alkalinity, ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, iron, and phosphate levels in water.

This is the twelfth in a series of consumer guides that describe fish and shellfish farmed in the Midwest region of the United States. (See Hybrid Striped Bass Farmed Fish Fact Sheet,  Freshwater Prawn Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Largemouth Bass Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Atlantic Salmon Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Walleye Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Yellow Perch Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Tilapia Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Rainbow Trout Farmed Fished Fact Sheet, Pacific White Shrimp Farmed Fish Fact Sheet,  American Paddlefish Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, and Channel Catfish Farmed Fish Fact Sheet). The fact sheet also includes culinary characteristics, cooking tips and a recipe for Bluegill Chowder.

References:

1. Pam Fuller, and Matt Cannister, 2023, Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=385, Revision Date: 6/27/2019, Peer Review Date: 4/12/2013, Access Date: 6/17/2023. 
2. National Audubon Society. 2002. National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fishes. Chanticleer
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6. Stevens, A.L., Baird, I,G., McIntryre, P.B. Differences in Mercury Exposure among Wisconsin Anglers Arising from Fish Consumption Preferences and Advisory Awareness. Fisheries Magazine. 2017. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10013.
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This toolkit is a curated collection of information and resources focused on seafood for educators interested in supplementing existing programs. Topics covered in this publication include the health benefits of eating seafood, recommendations for including seafood as part of healthy eating patterns, sourcing, and seafood safety. In addition to information about nutrition and safety, there are sections on cooking methods, recipes, and social media that can be used for planning your next cooking demonstration and educating and inspiring clients.

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant’s annual magazine.

This issue highlights:

• Green infrastructure helps communities—large and small—be ready for the future
• With a Hydrolab, students study their own environment
• Study finds PFAS in all tested Lake Michigan sportfish and their prey
• Aquaponics offers high schoolers a hands-on way to learn science, math, and more

This is the eleventh in a series of consumer guides that describe fish and shellfish farmed in the Midwest region of the United States. (See Freshwater Prawn Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Largemouth Bass Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Atlantic Salmon Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Walleye Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Yellow Perch Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Tilapia Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Rainbow Trout Farmed Fished Fact Sheet, Pacific White Shrimp Farmed Fish Fact Sheet,  American Paddlefish Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, and Channel Catfish Farmed Fish Fact Sheet). The fact sheet also includes culinary characteristics, cooking tips and a recipe for Herb & Lemon Roasted Bass.

References:

1. Hodson, R. 1989. Hybrid Striped Bass Biology and Life History. Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC) Publication No. 300.
2. FAO 2023. MORONIDAE. Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme. Text by Harrell, R. M.. Fisheries and Aquaculture Division [online]. Rome. Updated 2016-02-05 [Retrieved Thursday, August 10th 2023]. Available online: https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/culturedspecies/morone_hybrid/en.
3. Hybrid Striped Bass Production Markets and Marketing report. Available online at: https://fisheries.tamu.edu/files/2013/09/Hybrid-Striped-Bass-Production-Markets-and-Marketing.pdf.
4. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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5. Judy Sheeshka & Elaine Murkin (2002) Nutritional Aspects of Fish Compared with Other Protein Sources, Comments on Toxicology, 8:4-6, 375-397, DOI: 10.1080/08865140215065. Available online at: https://doi.org/10.1080/08865140215065.
6. Wendy McKelvey, Moses Chang, John Arnason, Nancy Jeffery, Judith Kricheff, Daniel Kass, Mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls in Asian market fish: A response to results from mercury biomonitoring in New York City, Environmental Research, Volume 110, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 650-657. Available online at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935110001155.

The handbook highlights the necessary elements of processing fish to guide any interested fish farmer or entrepreneur.

This is the tenth in a series of consumer guides that describe fish and shellfish farmed in the Midwest region of the United States. (See Largemouth Bass Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Atlantic Salmon Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Walleye Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Yellow Perch Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Tilapia Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Rainbow Trout Farmed Fished Fact Sheet, Pacific White Shrimp Farmed Fish Fact Sheet,  American Paddlefish Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, and Channel Catfish Farmed Fish Fact Sheet). The fact sheet also includes culinary characteristics, cooking tips and a recipe for Grilled Prawn with Thai Dipping Sauce.

References:

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2. FAO 2022. Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme. Text by New, M. B.. Fisheries and Aquaculture Division [online]. Rome. [Cited Monday, December 19th 2022]. Available online: https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/culturedspecies/macrobrachium_rosenbergii/en
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