Originating in Japan and China in the 1800's, fish printing or gyotaku served a practical purpose as fishermen used it to preserve a record of their catch. Since then, fish printing has been practiced as a form of art. This activity focuses on the history of fish printing and its modern form. In this lesson, students learn about fish form and function, then make their own fish prints on paper or bring their own white t-shirt to fish print on.

Labs taught at Project Oceanology take place over 2.5 hours so this program plus one additional lab of your choosing will be taught.

Labs taught at your location will take place during the school day. The timing will depend on the number of classes/sections in your grade level or course. One lab program is taught per visit.