St. Andrews Primary received their trout eggs today! A big thank you to Sandy Kerr who delivered the eggs and who had to drive all the way from Stromness, with a detours through Orphir and the Kirbister hatchery in very wintry conditions! He was met there by James Harcus who helped selecting the ova. Once at the school, Sandy was welcomed by Mr. McIntosh’s class who were eager to get the project started! Staff and pupils were delighted with Sandy’s presentation about the trout life cycle and some only realised then, that their school is trategically located between two very important sea-trout spawning burns. The eggs were transferred safely into their new location for the next couple of months: Conrad, the school’s janitor, had carefully set up the tank and the place looked like it had just been polished! A great attention to details has gone into the preparation and even the Holm gravel which covers the bottom of the tank has been sterilised with Milton! All the conditions seem to indicate that the project at St. Andrews should be a great success! A big thank you again to Sandy who was glad to share his expertise.

Hope to hear from you shortly.

Mr. Pietri