Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§760aa–4 Hatchery Education Program Development

Title 16 › CHAPTER 9B — NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT › § 760aa–4

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 1 year after October 16, 2006, the Secretary of the Interior must write guidance so fish hatcheries can run education programs. The guidance should help hatcheries offer outdoor classrooms with hands-on lessons about fish, other aquatic life, their habitats, and hatchery cultural and historical resources; promote conservation and understanding; and improve science literacy in school and informal programs. Using that guidance, the Secretary may create or improve hatchery education programs with help from the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance Program. Programs should match each hatchery’s resources and the opportunities in State, local, and private schools, and the Secretary should work with state and local education officials and may work with partner organizations.

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Title 16, §760aa–4

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(a)Guidance

Not later than 1 year after October 16, 2006, the Secretary of the Interior shall develop guidance for the hatchery education programs to further the mission of the System and the purposes of individual hatcheries through—

(1)providing outdoor classroom opportunities for students on fish hatcheries that combine educational curricula with the personal experiences of students relating to fish, aquatic species, and their habitat, and to the cultural and historical resources of the hatcheries;

(2)promoting understanding and conservation of fish, aquatic species, and the cultural and historical resources of the hatcheries; and

(3)improving scientific literacy in conjunction with both formal and nonformal education programs.

(b)Hatchery programs

Based on the guidance developed under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior may, with assistance from the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance Program, develop or enhance hatchery educational programs as appropriate, based on the resources of individual hatcheries and the opportunities available for such programs in State, local, and private schools. In developing and implementing each program, the Secretary should cooperate with State and local education authorities, and may cooperate with partner organizations in accordance with subsection (d).

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 760aa–4

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110