The Fish Site

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 Merrill Leffler, published by Maryland Sea Grant, University of Maryland - Striped bass aquaculture, while growing, is still only a tiny portion of the U.S. seafood economy. Limiting that growth is an inability to spawn the fish year round as is done with o…

By the Environmental Media Services - This report by the Environmental Media Services raises its concerns and opinions on the impact of Salmon Farming in the Environment.

By Iowa State University - Aquaculture, or fish farming, is the rearing of aquatic organisms under controlled or semicontrolledconditions. Although aquaculture was developed in China more than 3,500 years ago, fish farming only recently has become a specialize…

By the Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture, The Oceanic Institute, Hawaii - This report looks at an outbreak of the Taura Syndrome Virus in a shrimp farm in Hawaii and discusses the symptoms to look out for and methods on prevention.

This article looks at the life history and habitat characteristics of the Atlantic halibut. By Luca M. Cargnelli, Sara J. Griesbach, and Wallace W. Morse, National Marine Fisheries Service.