photo by Alyssa
Not today! We are raising coho salmon for the third year and our eggs arrived this afternoon, all wrapped in wet burlap. You can see some of my eighth graders and a bevy of the younger students who came after school to witness the unveiling of our salmon.
My students calculated that if we maintain the water temperature at a chilly 2 degrees C, then our eggs should hatch around January 8th, just after we return from the holidays.
If you look closely, you can see little black eyes peering through the translucent shells. No, little ones, we will not serve you on unsalted crackers; you are destined to serve the higher cause of scientific inquiry!
GWICHYAA ZHEE 
What a fantastic project, such an interesting and exciting thing for the students to be involved in, I’d love to do it myself, wonderful 🙂
I was scared out of my wits the first time, but it has become one of our favorite projects of the year. Thanks, Mike.
Looks like even in Texas I am having trouble getting into your blog to like and make comments. In any event great school project, but maybe you could release them tagged and then later classes could look for the tags when they return.
Good idea, but a criminal act, unfortunately. Releasing salmon into the wild is heavily regulated. Sorry you hare having difficulty accessing blog. Not sure why.
Very interesting!
Hope everything will be ok.
Hi, Cornell – so glad to hear from you! All is well, and I hope you enjoy a blessed Christmas!
Interesting project and also seems so exciting too. Good Luck for you all. Thank you, have a nice Christmas, love, nia
And a merry Christmas to you and your family, too!