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Distributed February 5, 1998

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Aquaculture teachers hold third meeting in Bristol

The Rhode Island Aquaculture Teachers Network, which grew out of a regional two-day workshop for aquaculture educators sponsored last November in New Bedford and Woods Hole by the New England Board of Higher Education, will hold its third meeting Thursday,

February 12, at 4 p.m. on the campus of Roger Williams University in Bristol.

"The network of teachers who are interested in bringing aquaculture into middle and secondary school classrooms of Rhode Island is growing," said Rep. Eileen S. Naughton, the Warwick state legislator who chairs the General Assembly's Aquaculture Commission. "From our initial group of 14 teachers, we have grown to 54 talented and motivated persons. It's exciting to watch this group of aquaculture educators interact and share ideas."

Representative Naughton said the agenda for the February 12 meeting will include selecting a name for the teacher network, as well as nominating and choosing officers. "We will also be doing some brainstorming so we can organize and formulate our long-term goals and our vision statement," she said.

According to the Warwick legislator, the purpose of the Rhode Island network is help teachers introduce aquaculture curricula into existing educational programs, especially in science vocational education.