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By Louis A. Helfrich, Fisheries Extension Specialist, and George S. Libey, Associate Professer, Aquaculture; Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech - Fish farming is an ancient practice that can provide many profitable opportunities today…

By North Carolina State University - This publication presents the basic principles of managing recreational ponds and the requirements for producing and maintaining high-quality fishing in a pond. Some common mistakes in pond management and ways of solving po…

Presented by Canadian agencies and organizations currently undertaking aquaculture research in Canada - Commercialization of cod aquaculture in Atlantic Canada has taken a significant step forward with two research projects currently underway in Newfoundland.

VIETNAM - Vietnam's Ministry of Fisheries is setting an annual production target of 200,000 tonnes of tilapia by 2010, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Hong Minh said.

By the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service - This full-text annual report by NASS contains the number of trout operations, grower sales, and fish losses for selected states during 2004.

By DuPont Animal Health Solutions - Now that salmon and trout eggs are near hatching, farmers will be getting hatching trays and first feeding troughs ready. As this signals a potential increase in the risk of infection, one of the key requirements is to thoro…

By WorldSeafoodMarket.com - Nearly after two decades of steady adoption of commercially viable farming techniques, Tilapia is making inroads into the seafood market as a preferential substitute for the traditional white meat fishes.

By Aquamedia - Welcome to Aquatour, a virtual tour of European fish farming. Aquatour takes you across Europe to see what fish are reared, how and where fish are farmed and to meet the people who work in this dynamic and developing sector. The 5 farms included…

For her doctorate, Dr Janicke Nordgreen has studied nociception and pain in teleost fish. Her conclusion is that it is very likely the fish feel pain, according to the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science.

By the European Commission - Aquaculture is highly diverse and consists of a broad spectrum of species, systems and practices1. Its economic dimension creates new economic niches, i.e. employment, a more effective use of local resources, and opportunities for …

Chapter 1: Site Planning and Pond Construction Perhaps the most important aspect of pond management is deciding where and how to build your pond. Many problems can be avoided if the pond is properly designed and constructed. The Natural Resources Con…

Chapter 5 Sources of Additional Information Information on pond stocking, fingerling and grass carp suppliers, pond management, and aquatic weed control is available from the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. Contact your county Cooperati…

Chapter 4 Solving Problems Fish Kills Fish die from a variety of natural causes. Observing a few dead fish in a pond is not uncommon and is no reason for concern unless it continues for several days. When fish die in large numbers, however, there is …

Chapter 3: Pond Management Liming Some ponds benefit from the occasional addition of lime. Ponds with very soft, acidic water (less than 20 parts per million total alkalinity) will not be very productive, and also may not respond to fertilization, u…

Chapter 2: Stocking and Harvesting Prestocking Procedures New Ponds: Plan construction so the pond is completed and filled by September or early October. Ponds filled in the summer may become contaminated with undesirable fish, which should be remove…

Introduction North Carolina ponds are frequently fished by Tarheel anglers and represent a significant portion of the state's water resource. Properly managed ponds can provide excellent fishing opportunities to a large number of anglers at a reasona…

By Michael De Alessi, Project Director: Adrian T. Moore, Ph.D - Reason Foundation - Minor changes to Hawaiis offshore aquaculture regulatory process would position the state as the national leader in oceanic fish farming and provide a significant boost to the …

By the Economic Research Service - The wild harvest of seafood, mans last major hunting and gathering activity, is at a critical point. Technology has enabled harvesting to outpace the speed at which species can reproduce.

Published by Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific - The main species of Pangasid catfishes recently adopted for culture with Indian Major Carps are Yellowtail catfish (Pangasius pangasius) and Sutchi catfish (Pangasius sutchi). These fishes were intr…

As the global average temperature increases and CO2 within the ocean begins to reach saturation the ability of the ocean to absorb carbon will alter significantly, writes J. P. Hickey, School of Natural and Built Environs, University of South Australia.

By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the October 2004: Aquaculture Outlook Report, highlighting Global Aquaculture Industry data.

By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the fisheries industry data from the USDA FAS Fishery Products Annual 2004 report for Chile. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report include all the tabular data which we have omi…

Following a request from the European Commission, the AHAW Panel was asked to deliver a Scientific Opinion on the animal welfare aspects of husbandry systems for farmed seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and seabream (Sparus aurata). This Opinion was later publish…

A new report from the Joint Marine Programme (JMP), 'Feeding the Fish', reveals that fish feed manufacturers are using threatened fish stocks to supply the Scottish aquaculture industry with salmon feed. Scotland is responsible for approximately 90% of all UK …

Published by Primary Industries and Resources South Australia - This article gives an overview on Barramundia farming across Australia and offers the broad range of information needed to set up a farm, from breeding to marketing.

By Jeff Chatterton - The Impact of Activists on Media and Public Opinion about the Aquaculture Industry. This is an extract from Paper #3 of the 'How to Farm the Seas' series, edited by Brian Lee Crowley and Gerry Johnson.

By the National Marine Fisheries Service - This document examines the potential of Atlantic salmon farming in Puget Sound to impose adverse impacts on the Puget Sound chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and Hood Canal summer-run chum salmon (O. keta) evo…

By the National Fisheries Institute - This article looks at the facts surrounding the farmed Atlantic Salmon.

By Donald W. Freeman USDA, ARS Aquaculture Systems Research Unit, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff - A study is underway to assess the effectiveness of initially feeding a small-diameter, starter feed to mixed-size catfish ponds understocked a majority of …

By Otto E. Langer R.P. Bio, Director of Marine Conservation, David Suzuki Foundation - Despite early attempts to farm salmon in British Columbias marine environment, the industry did not take hold until some 20 years ago. Many looked upon this new industry as …

CANADA - The latest anti-aquaculture assault by activist Alexandra Morton in a journal article alleging a link between sea lice and salmon farms continues a well-documented pattern of exaggeration and misleading results, says a grass roots group.

By Ken Schultz - The American and European eels are member of the Anguillidae family of freshwater eels. They are common and have been the object of many wild tales speculating on the nature of their existence.

By Ken Schultz - Closely related to the genus Gadus, the haddock is often considered a member of the Gadidae family, or codfishes. Haddock have long been important commercially and an even more highly valued food fish than the Atlantic cod, although stocks of …

By Maryland Sea Grant, University of Maryland - The eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica is native to the Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Though a prolific species, C. virginica populations in the Bay have been subjected to…

By Salmon of the Americas - Much has been said recently about the need to alter feeds in farmed salmon to reduce contaminant levels. While this has just been "discovered" by some outside our industry, and offfered by them as a "quick fix," it's not news to sal…

By Salmon of the Americas - This report by SOTA looks at Flame retardants (PBDEs), how they compare to other environmental contaminants and it also discusses critical questions such as how PBDE's enter the environment; how they move into and behave within biot…

By Don Webster, Eastern Shore Area Agent and Don Merritt, Shellfish Aquaculture Specialist, published by Maryland Sea Grant, University of Maryland - If you thought that the only reason to raise oysters was for market, there are several hundred people in Maryl…

By Merrill Leffler, published by Maryland Sea Grant, University of Maryland - Aquaculture in the United States may have grown rapidly over this last decade, says Yonathan Zohar, "but it is still lagging 20 years behind the rest of the world." Zohar is Director…

By Jack Greer, published by Maryland Sea Grant, University of Maryland - A report calls on the federal government to encourage environmentally friendly methods for growing fish.