This program is designed to involve students in the economy of their community. It combines an interdisciplinary educational program with practical field and laboratory experience. This program provides opportunities in the area of aquaculture, controlled cultivation of marketable species and the total ecological corrections necessary to maintain a viable fisheries in the Shumagin areas. It involves all seventh through tenth grade students on a continuous basis. Included are units and topics in water quality, general biology, fisheries techniques, aquatic plant and insect studies, biological and physical oceanography and limnology, pathology, and aquaculture technology. Program philosophy and goals are stated. Planned course statements are given for fish husbandry, general biology, water resources, and fisheries science. Each statement includes the following: course description, goals, content outline, examples of learning activities, methods of evaluation, and learning materials. (AJ)