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Around 250 alevin hatched as part of an aquatic science class at St. Regis High School. Alevin are newly spawned trout still carrying their yolk sac.

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Spawning the imagination Students get lively view of science from fish biologist
November 28, 2018 12:47 p.m.

Spawning the imagination Students get lively view of science from fish biologist

Grade-school students gathered around bubbling tanks in the St. Regis science classroom as Brooks Sanford dumped about 250 of squirmy orange alevin into the water from a net container. Alevin are newly spawned trout still carrying their yolk sac. Some students squeal with delight as they drop down into the pea gravel below.