Fish in the schools in Sitka
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:27 am
I participated in a lunch program on Wednesday where a group of us fishermen went to the school lunch rooms and ate with the students and I ran a slide show on fish, fishing boats, and fishing action for them while they ate fish.
Then on Thursday we walked with different classes on the dock explaining the different types of boats and fisheries. It was about 35 degrees, blowing about 20, and raining sheets.
I bring it up here because it is just another example of people working together to understand and promote our fisheries. It was also interesting how little a lot of the kids here in Sitka knew about the fisheries, the different kinds of boats, the different gear, and different fish. Kind of re-inforces the comments on the forum about how little most consumers really understand about our fish, our fisheries.
Also a little sobering in that I was explaining that I coached boys basketball at Blatchley for 7 years. One boy asked me when that was and I said that was from 90-97. He said, "Oh, that was before I was born." Time flies, enjoy every day.
In a bit of good news a king salmon I donated to the Island Institute was auctioned off for $175.00 tonite. Maybe the markets are heating up.
Then on Thursday we walked with different classes on the dock explaining the different types of boats and fisheries. It was about 35 degrees, blowing about 20, and raining sheets.
I bring it up here because it is just another example of people working together to understand and promote our fisheries. It was also interesting how little a lot of the kids here in Sitka knew about the fisheries, the different kinds of boats, the different gear, and different fish. Kind of re-inforces the comments on the forum about how little most consumers really understand about our fish, our fisheries.
Also a little sobering in that I was explaining that I coached boys basketball at Blatchley for 7 years. One boy asked me when that was and I said that was from 90-97. He said, "Oh, that was before I was born." Time flies, enjoy every day.
In a bit of good news a king salmon I donated to the Island Institute was auctioned off for $175.00 tonite. Maybe the markets are heating up.