Catfish / Pangasius

William Wurts from Kentucky State University looks at sustainable small-scale catfish farming.

High ingredient prices in 2008 led feed mills to begin manufacturing new, less expensive feed formulations untested under commercial catfish farming conditions. New feed formulations have been tested …

Often producers find that at pond draining there are significantly fewer fish than there were at stocking time. Karen Veverica from the Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures at theInternatio…

Catfish research at Mississippi State University is no surprise given that Mississippi leads the nation in catfish production, but the potential applications of that research through the College of Ve…

With pangasius imports growing in Central and South American production areas, one response is to introduce the fish as a new aquaculture species, writes Michael V. McGee from Caribe Fisheries Inc. fo…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming striped catfish.

A full set of global standards for sustainable aquaculture will be established by the end of the year, writes TheFishSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

Although the supply of farmed pangasius in Viet Nam was lower in 2009 than in 2008 because of poor demand and lower prices, by the end of the year processors had managed to turn the situation around a…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming channel catfish.

With aquaculture the fastest growing food production system in the world, there are negative social and environmental impacts related to farming, such as water pollution, the spread of diseases and un…

Pangasius production is back into full swing, according to Helga Josupeit in the latest issue of FAO Globefish.

With financial pressure mounting from all directions, how the US catfish industry might wriggle free from this dangerous predicament is under intense debate. Adam Anson, writing for TheFishSite, repor…

During the first months of 2009 pangasius was under pressure, as Russia and Egypt banned imports, says this Food and Agriculture Organisation, GLOBEFISH report.

Once the sole domain of wealthy businessmen and fish experts, aquaculture is becoming increasingly attractive as a domestic amateur hobby. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, finds out what it take…

Viet Nam exported 640 000 tonnes of pangasius in 2008, at a value of USD 1.45 billion, says this FAO Globefish report.

A new certification programme for aquaculture operations is being established by the World Wildlife Fund, writes TheFishSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

The recent explosion of pangasius farming in South East Asia is causing concern over environmental and social management. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, finds out how a new global set of stand…

They may not be beauty queens, but channel catfish are worth a pretty penny. In fact, farm-level sales of catfish brought in over $400 million in 2008, making them the most popular farmed fish in the …

Catfish (Pangasiushy pothalamus) have become increasingly attractive for the food industry. Farmers are looking for the possibilities to increase the cat fish performance. The influence of acidifiers …

Early this year it was reported that Viet Nam had become the world's eighth largest seafood exporter, but behind these tidy headlines lies a mish-mash of inter-related management and environmental iss…