The GCAS Member Award Programs are all about getting your animals and plants to reproduce, and keeping the fry, coral frag, or plant sapling alive and healthy.
Aside from propagating offspring, we also encourage members to write educational articles about the spawning process of their species, or to give a presentation about their species to the club.
Of course, these all count toward your annual member points also, which earn door prizes at the banquet, and possibly the hallowed "Member of the Year" title.
Any spawns that are eligible are also forwarded to the Federation of American Aquarium Societies by out FAAS chairman, Jerry Riegel.
The Breeder Award Program
The BAP is all about getting your fish to spawn, and keeping the fry alive. Aside from spawning and selling the fry, we also encourage members to write educational articles about the spawning process of their fish, or to give a presentation about their fish to the club. Of course, these all count toward your annual member points also. Lenny Llambi is our BAP Chairman.
The Horticulture Award Program
Do you have a green thumb? The HAP is similar to the BAP, but it's for aquatic plants. Just as fish have varying requirements for inducing them to spawn, many plants have special needs to thrive, propagate, flower, etc. John Sipes is our HAP Chairman.
The Mari-Culture Award Program
If saltwater is your bag, then this is the awards program for you. Saltwater vertebrates, plants, and inverts (coral, shrimp, etc) are all in this program. Lenny Llambi is our MCAP Chairman.
