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SHOCKLEADER
c o nnection between E mb r y o
a n d Shuttleworth Co ll ege.
The film begins at the College’s
f i s h farm, where stud e n t s
t o ok part in netting pon ds a n d
learning the foundations of fish
h u sbandry, before pro gress i n g
t o real-world experi ence s a t
E mbryo’s Baston sit e.
N eil Sampson, Land a n d
A n g l i n g, p a r t o f t h e w i d e r
Ko r d a G r o u p , w h i c h i n c l u d e s
providing
a
growing-on
facility for fish supplied to the
S h u t tl e wo r t h F i s h Fa r m a n d
giving students direct access
t o i n d u s t r y e x p e r t i s e.
Matt
Pettitt, Director
of
Embryo Angling Habitats, said:
“This project is something we
Wi ldlife
Technic ian
at
S h uttleworth College, said :
“ I t ’s real industry exp erie n c e.
T h ey’re out there get t i n g
w et, getting cold and f u l l y
i n volved in the work. T h e
s t udents absolutely l ove i t
a n d don’t stop talking ab o u t
t h e experience fo r we e k s
a f t erwards.”
“ Without
partners
like
E mbryo, they simply wou l d n ’t
g e t these opportuniti es a s
r e gularly. It’s been fan ta s t i c
t o see the partnershi p g r o w
o v er the past five years, a n d
l o ng may it continue.”
T h e partnership fo rms p a r t
of
Shuttleworth
Co ll e g e ’s
o n going work with E mb r y o
a r e v e r y p r o u d o f, c r e a t i n g
meaningful
r e a l -w o r l d
opportunities for education
a n d e n g a g e m e n t . Wo r k i n g
w i t h S h u t t l e w o r t h Co l l e g e i s a
great example of how we can
s u p p o r t b o th t h e e n v i r o nm e n t
a n d f u t u r e c ar e e r s w i t h i n t h e
i n d u s t ry.”
The
film
concludes
by
s h o wc a s i n g
the
finished
fishery
a nd
what
it
offers to visiting anglers,
demonstrating the full journey
f r o m f i s h r e a r i n g t h ro u g h
t o s to c k i n g a n d s u s t a i n a b l e
fishery management.
The film is now available to
w a tc h o n t h e E m b r y o Yo uTu b e
channel
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