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Auburn Land Lab
Salmon-in-Schools Program 31 Holbrook Road * Auburn, Maine * 04210 * Phone 207-783-4563 Home | About the Land Lab | Science | Summer Camp | For Teachers | Programs |
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Salmon Tank 2008
information: Eggs born: November 23, 2007 Eggs arrived at Land Lab: February 26, 2008 Stage of Development: Alevin Date Hatched:most hatched between March 24 - April 2 Development Index: 65% Release Date: Friday, June 6 # of live Salmon 196 Tank Temperature: 41˚ F Eggs hatch when they are approximately 58% developed. Development is based on fertilization(0%) to first feeding (100%) updated 4/17/08 |
Each Winter and Spring, the Land Lab gets Atlantic Salmon Eggs from the Green Lake National Fish Hatchery in Ellsworth. The eggs arrive in a very cold cooler, and we transfer them to our tank to live with us until May. In June we will release them into the Little River in Lisbon, a tributary of the Androscoggin River. One day, we hope that the adult salmon will come back to this river to begin their life cycle again! This year, the Land Lab is working with 3rd Grade Enrichment Students from all 6 Auburn Elementary Schools to help raise Atlantic Salmon. |
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| Current Salmon Tank Images to the right:
Click on any of the pictures to see the movie from yesterday's activity. It may take awhile to load the movie. Be patient. You can also right click on the picture to see it larger. Their birth certificate: |
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Other Salmon Links
Green Lake National Fish Hatchery Salmon Life Cycle Activity Sheet The silver color under the salmon is water droplets on the bottom of the tank. Because the water in the tank is so cold, water vapor from the air condenses on the outside of the tank. Sometimes this makes it difficult to see the salmon in the tank at all. Check back later! Think this is cool? |
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Click on the pictures of the salmon stages to see a Quicktime movie of the salmon at that stage.
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| Salmon Mural made by Washburn Students, 2007. | |||||||||||||
