Catfish / Pangasius

The majority of foodsize-fish operations (81.9 per cent) raised unspecified lines of channel catfish. More than one-fifth of operations (21.2 per cent) raised channel multiplied by blue hybrid catfish.

High ingredient prices in 2008 led feed mills to begin to manufacture new, less expensive feed formulationsuntested under commercial catfish farming conditions. New feed formulations have been tested at University of Ark…

A new catfish disease, caused bya previously unseen strain of the Aeromonas hydrophilabacteria, appeared in Alabama in the summer of 2009. Andy Goodwin, Professor/ Associate Director of Fish Health at the University of A…

Better Management Practices for Catfish Aquaculture Version 3.0 was released at a national workshop in Long Xuyen City, An Giang Province, Viet Nam on 24 November, reports the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacif…

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 at the University of…

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 theInternational Centre for Aquac…

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 Veterinary Medicines f…

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. for the Global Aquacul…

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 and the total value o…

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 unfair labour practice…

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, reports.

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 takes to get started.

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.