The Fish Site

By Laura Tiu and Geoff Wallat, Ohio State University - This article provides answers to a number of frequently asked questions regards the cultivation of freshwater prawns in ponds. The article has a focus on Southern Ohio but is equally relevant to many other…

By Alasdair H McVicar, Garien Aquaculture and Fish Health Consultants Ltd - There are serious inadequacies in the paper many of which could be attributable to mathematicians analysing numerical data without adequate attention being given to the reality and com…

Freshwater Prawns Pond Production and Grow-Out - By the Mississippi State University - A final phase of freshwater prawn (shrimp) production is grow-out of juveniles to adults for market as a food product. Research in Mississippi has demonstrated this can be a…

By David Elstein, formerly of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - Just as humans need vaccines to prevent dangerous diseases like polio and measles, fish too can benefit from vaccines against their own set of diseases.

By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the March 2005: Aquaculture Outlook Report, highlighting Global Aquaculture Industry data.

By Jeffery A. Foran, Midwest Center for Environmental Science and Public Policy, David O. Carpenter, Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, M. Coreen Hamilton, AXYS Analytical Services Ltd, Barbara A. Knuth, Department of Natural Resou…

Construction of Levee Ponds for Commercial Catfish Production - By Jim Steeby and Jimmy Avery, Mississippi State University. Published by the Southern Regional Agricultural Center and the Texas Aquaculture Extension Service. Proper design and construction of p…

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.