Premise
The Classroom Aquarium Education Program (CAEP) is a community-based program which allows students to experience first hand the delicate balance needed for animals to survive in aquatic ecosystems. Using eggs provided by a hatchery, classes set-up and maintain an aquarium for the purpose of observing the development of fish from the eyed-egg stage until they become young fry. Students engage in course of study which supports the leaning experience across curriculum area. This program is run cooperatively by local schools, fishing clubs and government agencies.
Roles of Sponsors
The following parameters outline the roles partners play in development of a trout in the classroom program.
- Stay in communication with CDFW and teachers.
- Assist at teacher training workshops.
- Provide in-class support to teachers (setting up aquarium, maintaining eggs and fish, troubleshooting problems).
- Assist class with release of fry.
- Provide financial assistance to school to cover cost of equipment or provide equipment on loan.
- Pick up eggs from CDFW and deliver to schools.
- Assist teacher in completing and returning the Permit form 772.
- Assist teacher in ensuring all stipulations of the Permit 772 are followed.
- Complete and return other required paperwork and forms provided by CDFW.
- Alameda County RCD (Alameda County)
- Alameda Creek Alliance (Alameda County)
- American Fisheries Society (Santa Cruz County)
- Aquarium of the Bay (San Francisco County)
- Cal Trout (San Francisco County)
- Diablo Valley Fly Fishers (Central Contra Costa County)
- East Bay Municipal Utility District (Alameda & Contra Costa Counties- Cities of Berkeley, Oakland, & Richmond)
- East Bay Regional Park District (Alameda County)
- Friends of Lake Chabot (Solano County- City of Vallejo)
- Friends of Orinda Creeks (Contra Costa County- City of Orinda)
- Golden Gate Trout Unlimited (Marin County)
- Grizzly Peak Fly Fishers (West Contra Costa County- Cities of West Kensington & North Berkeley)
- Individual Sponsor (Sonoma County)
- Peninsula Fly Fishers (San Mateo County)
- Redwood Empire Trout Unlimited (Mendocino & Sonoma Counties)
- Russian River Fly Fishers (Sonoma County)
- Russian River Wild Steelhead Society (Sonoma County- City of Guerneville)
- San Jose Fly Casters (Santa Clara County)
- Sonoma Water (Sonoma County)
- Tri-Valley Fly Fishers (Alameda & East Contra Costa Counties)
- West Lake Resource Conservation District (RCD) (Lake County)
Does your business, organization or fishing club want to join the team? Contact R3caep@wildlife.ca.gov.