Raising Jersey Brook Trout, One Fish Egg at a Time
Video by Robert Stern, Michelle Brown and Phil Bolger
CHERRY HILL – Students at Camden Catholic High School are raising brook trout, the official fish of New Jersey, from eggs to maturity and then releasing them back into streams. The project is part of the Trout In The Classroom program, an environmental science project in partnership with the Division of Fish and Wildlife and the conservation group, Trout Unlimited. It is challenging, yet rewarding work for both teachers and students; usually only 8 fish out of 300 eggs survive.
