Regional Aquaculture Center Publications

 

United States Department of Aquaculture
Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
Regional Aquaculture Center Program

 

Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture

# 106 - Recommendations for Establishing a Commercial Sponge Industry Within the Region CTSA

# 108 - The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES):                

           Proceedings of a Workshop Held for Those Involved in the Trade of Giant Clams CTSA

# 109 - A Review of U.S. Food and Drug Administration Requirements of Market Giant Clam Meat in the United        

           States of America CTSA

# 110 - Test Marketing of Giant Clams as Seafood and as Aquarium Specimens in Selected Markets CTSA

# 111 - Hawaii Aquaculture Module Expert System HTML

# 114 - Economics of Giant Clam Tridacna species Culture Systems in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands PDF (253k)

# 115 - Pacific Islands Gray Literature Project:  A Bibliography CTSA

# 116 - A Bibliography on the Culture and Maintenance of Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms PDF (198k)

# 117 - Raising the Silver Arowana PDF (109k)

# 118 - Hawaii Aquaculture Module Expert System for Windows HTML

# 119 - Hawaii Aquaculture Module Expert System for Macintosh Computers HTML

# 120 - Starting a Successful Aquaculture Sponge Farm PDF (121k)

# 121 - Shrimp Diseases PDF (63k)

# 122 - Bacterial Diseases in Chinese Catfish PDF (50k)

# 123 - Tilapia PDF (26k)

# 124 - Gracilaria Gall Syndrome PDF (25k)

# 125 - Clams to Cash How to Make and Sell Giant Clam Shell Products PDF (896k)

# 126 - Aquafarmer Information Sheet: Prevention of Black Gill Disease in Marine Shrimp PDF (32k)

# 127 - The Basic Methods of Pearl Farming: A Layman's Manual PDF (571k)

# 128 - A Manual for the Commercial Production of the Swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri PDF (443k)

# 129 - A Manual for Commercial Production of the Tiger Barb, Capoeta tetrazona, A Temporary Paired Tank        

           Spawner PDF (617k)

# 130 - Spawning and Early Larval Rearing of Giant Clams PDF (651k)

# 131 - Shipping Practices in the Ornamental Fish Industry PDF (396k)

# 133 - Enrichment of Artemia for Use in Freshwater Ornamental Fish Production - Outdated

# 134 - Aquafarmer Information Sheet:  Triploid Chinese Catfish PDF (35k)

# 135 - A Manual for Commercial Production of the Gourami - Outdated

# 136 - Aquafarmer Information Sheet - Spawning the Tinfoil Barb, Barbodes schwanenfeldi in Hawaii PDF (107k)

# 137 - The Culture of Soft Coral (Order: Alcyonacea) for the Marine Aquarium Trade PDF (1004k)

# 138 - Spawning and Production of the Serpae Tetra, Hyphessobrycon Serpae PDF (123k)

# 139 - Aquaculture Information Sheet: Lagoon Farming of Giant Clams (bivalvia: Tridacnidae) PDF (88k)

# 140 - Aquaculture Information Sheet: Farming Soft Corals for the Marine Aquarium Trade PDF (309k)

# 141 - Producing pearls using the Black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) PDF (140k)

# 142 - Production of Lemon Tetra Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis PDF (84k)

# 143 - Nursery and Growout Techniques for Giant Clams (Bivalvia: Tridacnidae) PDF (1210k)

# 144 - Aquaculture Information Sheet: Collecting Black-lip Pearl Oyster Spat PDF (358k)

# 145 - Aquaculture Information Sheet:  Growout Techniques for the Pacific Threadfin PDF (335k)

# 146 - Economics of a Pacific threadfin (Polydactylus sexfilis) Hatchery in Hawaii PDF (161k)

# 147 - Recent Advances in Lagoon-based Farming Practices for 8 Species of Commercially Valuable  Hard & Soft

           Corals - a Technical Report PDF (1255k)

# 148 - Best Management Practices for Hawaiian Aquaculture PDF (113k)

 

North Central Regional Aquaculture Center

# 101 - Making Plans for Commercial Aquaculture in the North Central Region HTM, PDF (72k), TXT

# 102 - Pond Culture of Walleye Fingerlings PDF (290k), TXT

# 103 - Choosing an Organizational Structure for Your Aquaculture Business PDF (41k)

# 104 - Transportation of Fish in Bags PDF (76k)

# 105 - Use and Application of Salt in Aquaculture PDF (30k)

# 106 - Pond Culture of Channel Catfish in the North Central Region (NCRAC 444) PDF (2305k)

# 107 - Pond Culture of Hybrid Striped Bass Culture in the North Central Region PDF (1238k)

# 108 - Trout Culture in the North Central Region PDF (170k)

# 110 - Marketing Seafood to Restaurants in the North Central Region PDF (252k)

# 111 - Costs of Pond Production of Yellow Perch in the North Central Region, 1994-95 PDF (59k)

# 112 - Supermarkets and Seafood in the North Central Region PDF (286k)

# 114 - Feeding Tilapia in Intensive Recirculating Systems PDF (93k)

 

Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center

# 101 - Is Aquatic Farming For You? PDF (24k)

# 102 - Initial Questions the County Agent Can Ask the Prospective Fish Culturist

# 111 - General Fish Health Management PDF (102k)

# 112 - A Manual for Nonlethal Surgical Procedures to Obtain Tissue Samples for use in Fish Health Inspection

# 113 - Fish Health Inspections: What are They? PDF (27k)

# 120 - Aquaculture Systems for the Northeast PDF (1136k)

# 130 - Aquaculture Species for the Northeast PDF (36k)

# 140 - Processing and Marketing Aquacultured Fish PDF (33k)

# 150 - Business Planning For Aquaculture - Is It Feasible? PDF (60k)

# 160 - Growing Microalgae to Feed Bivalve Larvae

# 170 - An Introduction to Water Chemistry in Freshwater Aquaculture PDF (42k)

# 180 - Major Predators of Cultured Shellfish PDF (234k)

# 200 - History & Impact of MSX and Dermo Diseases on Oyster Stocks in the Northeast Region PDF (192k)

# 210 - Genetic Improvement of the Eastern Oyster for Growth & Disease Resistance in the Northeast PDF (48k)

# 221 - Fish Counting in Situ - A Technology Assessment HTM

# 222 - Evaluation of Artificial Diets for Cultured Fish PDF (37k)

# 300 - State Policies for Aquaculture Effluents and Solid Wastes in the Northeast Region. HTM

 

Southern Regional Aquaculture Center

Pond Construction 

# 100 -   Site Selection of Levee-Type Fish Production Ponds PDF (186k)

# 101 -   Construction of Levee-Type Ponds for Fish Production (Revised 2002) PDF (93k)

# 102 -   Watershed Fish Production Ponds: Site Selection and Construction (Revised 2002) PDF (45k)

# 103 -   Calculating Area and Volume of Ponds and Tanks PDF (108k)

# 104 -   Repairing Fish Pond Levees PDF (129k)

# 105 -   Renovating Leaky Ponds PDF (96k)

 

Baitfish

# 120 -   Common Farm-Raised Baitfish (Revised 2001) PDF (104k)

# 121 -   Baitfish: Feeds and Feeding Practice (Revised 2002) PDF (164k)

# 122 -   Baitfish Production:  Enterprise Budget (Revised 1996) PDF (54k)

# 123 -   Feeding Practices for Baitfish PDF (103k)

# 124 -   Dietary Protein and Lipid Requirements of Golden Shiners and Goldfish PDF (105k)

# 1200 - Growing Bull Minnows for Bait PDF (60k)

 

Sunfish, Shad, and other Forage Species

# 140 -   Forage Species: Range, Description and Life History PDF (73k)

# 141 -   Forage Species: Production Technique PDF (87k)

# 142 -   Forage Species:  Return on Investment PDF (109k)

 

Cage Culture

# 160 -   What is Cage Culture? PDF (167k)

# 161 -   Cage Culture: Site Selection and Water Quality (Revised 1997) PDF (118k)

# 162 -   Cage Culture:  Cage Construction and Placement (Revised 1997) PDF (168k)

# 163 -   Cage Culture:  Species Suitable for Cage Culture (Revised 1997) PDF (111k)

# 164 -   Cage Culture:  Handling and Feeding Caged Fish (Revised 1997) PDF (157k)

# 165 -   Cage Culture:  Cage Culture Problems PDF (192k)

# 166 -   Cage Culture:  Harvesting and Economics PDF (34k)

# 170 -   In-Pond Raceways PDF (262k)

 

Catfish

# 180 -   Channel Catfish:  Life History and Biology PDF (80k)

# 181 -   Feeding Catfish Commercial Ponds (Revised 1998) PDF (93k)

# 183 -   Processing Channel Catfish (Revised 2001) PDF (4674k)

# 184 -   Processed Catfish: Product Forms, Packaging, Yields and Product Mix (Revised 2001) PDF (351k)

# 185 -   Processed Catfish PDF (49k)

# 186 -   Channel Catfish: Dietary Effects on Body Composition and Storage Quality PDF (2594k)

# 187 -   Channel Catfish Production: Impacts of Diet Composition and Feeding Practices PDF (4259k)

# 188 -   Refinement of Vitamin Supplementation in Diets for Channel Catfish PDF (118k)

# 189 -   Restricted Feeding Regimes Increase Production Efficiency in Channel Catfish PDF (123k)

# 190 -   Production of Hybrid Catfish PDF (151k)

# 191 -   Design and Construction of Degassing Units for Catfish Hatcheries PDF (156k)

# 192 -   Managing Off-Flavor Problems in Pond-Raised Catfish PDF (92K)

# 1800 - Costs of Small-Scale Catfish Production PDF (292k)

# 1801 - Infestations of the Trematode Bolbophorus sp. in Channel Catfish PDF (84k)

# 1802 - Channel Catfish Broodfish Management PDF (85k)

 

Largemouth Bass

# 200 -   Largemouth Bass:   Biology and Life History (Revised 1997) PDF (79k)

# 201 -   Largemouth Bass (Revised 1997) PDF (103k)

 

Trout

# 220 -   Trout Production: Handling Eggs and Fry (Revised 2000) PDF (199k)

# 221 -   Budgets for Trout Production: Estimated Costs and Returns for Trout Farming in the South PDF (84k)

# 222 -   Trout Farming: Carrying Capacity and Inventory Management (Revised 2000) PDF (75k)

# 223 -   Trout Production: Feeds and Feeding Methods (Revised 1999) PDF (53k)

# 224 -   Rainbow Trout PDF (112k)

 

Alligators

# 230 -   Alligator Production: An Introduction PDF (263k)

# 231 -   Alligator Production: Breeding and Egg Incubation PDF (7429k)

# 232 -   Alligator Production: Grow-out and Harvest PDF (2732k)

 

Crawfish

# 240 -   Crawfish Production: Production Economics, Pond Construction and Water Supply

             (Revised 1998) PDF (138k)

# 241 -   Crawfish Production Systems (Revised 1998) PDF (151k)

# 242 -   Crawfish Production: Harvesting, Marketing and Economic PDF (2495k)

# 243 -   Crawfish: A Healthy Choice! PDF (531k)

# 244 -   Australian Red Claw Crayfish PDF (226k)

# 2400 - Crawfish Production:  Harvesting PDF (159k)

 

Penaeid Shrimp

# 260 -   Introduction of Exotic Shrimp: Quarantine and Disease Method PDF (49k)

# 2600 - Opportunities and Constraints in Marine Shrimp Farming PDF (1244k)

 

Tilapia

# 280 -   Pond Culture of Tilapia PDF (50k)

# 281 -   Cage Culture of Tilapia PDF (74k)

# 282 -   Tank Culture of Tilapia PDF (49k)

# 283 -   Tilapia: Life History and Biology PDF (130k)

 

Striped Bass

# 300 -   Hybrid Striped Bass: Biology and Life History PDF (122k)

# 301 -   Hybrid Striped Bass: Hatchery Phase PDF (74k)

# 302 -   Hybrid Striped Bass: Pond Production of Fingerling (Revised 2004) PDF (28k)

# 303 -   Hybrid Striped Bass: Pond Production of Foodfish PDF (28k)

# 304 -   Improving Feeds for Hybrid Striped Bass PDF (103k)

# 3000 - Hybrid Striped Bass Production in Ponds:  Enterprise Budget PDF (67k)

 

Red Drum

# 320 -   Red Drum: Biology and Life History PDF (28k)

# 321 -   Red Drum: Site Selection and Pond Construction PDF (44k)

# 322 -   Red Drum: Production of Food Fish PDF (51k)

# 323 -   Red Drum: Brood Stock and Hatchery Production PDF (47k)

# 324 -   Red Drum: Production of Fingerlings and Stocker PDF (836k)

# 340 -   4-H Aquatic Science Project: Guide to Raising Catfish In a Cage PDF (217k)

# 341 -   4-H Aquatic Science: Catfish Cage Culture Record Keeping Project PDF (2402k)

 

Small Scale Marketing

# 350 -   Small-Scale Marketing of Aquaculture Products PDF (328k)

 

Aquatic Vegetation

# 360 -   Aquatic Weed Management: Control Method PDF (338k)

# 361 -   Aquatic Weed Management:  Herbicides (Revised 2001) PDF (61k)

# 3600 - Using Grass Carp in Aquaculture and Private Impoundments PDF (557k)

# 3601 - Aquatic Weed Management:  Herbicide Safety, Technology, and Applications Techniques PDF (168k)

 

Aeration

# 370 -   Pond Aeration PDF (307k)

# 371 -   Pond Aeration:  Types and Uses of Pond Aeration Equipment PDF (284k)

# 372 -   Selecting the Proper Pump PDF (62k)

# 373 -   Piping System PDF (33k)

# 374 -   Open Channel Flow in Aquaculture PDF (82k)

# 375 -   Powering Aquaculture Equipment PDF (68k)

 

Software

# 381 -   Developing Business Proposals for Aquaculture Loans PDF (96k)

 

Harvesting, Holding, and Hauling

# 390 -   Transportation of Warmwater Fish: Equipment and Guideline PDF (3123k)

# 391 -   Sorting and Grading Warmwater Fish PDF (4619k)

# 392 -   Transportation of Warmwater Fish: Procedures and Loading Rate PDF (2684k)

# 393 -   Transportation of Warmwater Fish: Loading Rates and Tips by Species PDF (11000k)

# 394 -   Harvesting Warmwater Fish PDF (5166k)

# 395 -   Inventory Assessment Methods for Aquaculture Ponds PDF (119k)

 

Predators

# 400 -   Avian Predators on Southern Aquaculture PDF (2190k)

# 401 -   Avian Predators: Frightening Techniques for Reducing Bird Damage at Aquaculture Facilities PDF (2605k)

# 402 -   Control of Bird Predation at Aquaculture Facilities:   Strategies and Cost (Revised 1997) PDF (106k)

 

Treatments

# 410 -   Calculating Treatments for Pond and Tank PDF (285k)

 

Induced Spawning

# 421 -   Introduction to Hormone-Induced Spawning of Fish PDF (45k)

# 422 -   Capturing, Handling, Transporting, Injecting and Holding Brood Fish for Induced Spawning PDF (28k)

# 423 -   Determining Sexual Maturity of Broodstock for Induced Spawning of Fish PDF (89k)

# 424 -   Hormonal Control of Reproduction in Fish for Induced Spawning PDF (78k)

# 425 -   Hormone Preparation, Dosage Calculation, and Injection for Induced Spawning of Fish PDF (65k)

# 426 -   Techniques for Taking and Fertilizing the Spawn of Fish PDF (103k)

# 427 -   Induction and Verification of Triploidy in Fish PDF (392k)

 

General

# 431 -   Testing Flavor Quality of Preharvest Channel Catfish PDF (334k)

# 4300 - Extensive Culture of Crassostrea virginica in the Gulf of Mexico Region PDF (805k)

# 432 -   The Cultivation of the American Oyster (Revised 2001) PDF (126k)

# 433 -   Biology and Culture of the Northern Quahog Clam PDF (74k)

# 434 -   Aquacultured Oyster Products PDF (65k)

# 435 -   Water Gardens PDF (201k)

# 436 -   Bullfrog Culture PDF (116k)

# 437 -   Production of Paddlefish PDF (166k)

# 438 -   Bighead Carp PDF (815k)

# 439 -   Pet Turtle Production PDF (268k)

 

Beginning Aquaculture

# 441 -   Aquaculture: Realities and Potentials When Getting Started (Revised 1998) PDF (657k)

# 442 -   Small Scale, On-farm Fish Processing PDF (96k)

 

Recirculating Systems

# 451 -   Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: An Overview of Critical Considerations

             (Revised 1998) PDF (143k)

# 452 -   Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: Management of Recirculating Systems

             (Revised 1999) PDF (116k)

# 453 -   Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: A Review of Component Options

             (Revised 1999) PDF (224k)

# 454 -   Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: Integrating Fish and Plant Culture PDF (7271k)

# 455 -   Pond Recirculating Production Systems PDF (226k)

# 456 -   The Economics of Recirculating Tank Systems: A Spreadsheet for Individual Analysis PDF (116k)

# 4500-  Partitioned Aquaculture Systems PDF (83k)

 

Water Quality

# 460 -   Control of Clay Turbidity in Ponds PDF (88k)

# 461 -   Water Quantity and Quality Requirements for Channel Catfish Hatcheries PDF (375k)

# 462 -   Nitrite in Fish Ponds (Revised 1997) PDF (90k)

# 463 -   Ammonia in Fish Ponds (Revised 1997) PDF (735k)

# 464 -   Interactions of pH, Carbon Dioxide, Alkalinity and Hardness in Fish Pond PDF (73k)

# 465 -   Survey of Aquaculture Effluent Permitting and 1993 Standards in the South PDF (105k)

# 466 -   Algal Blooms in Commercial Fish Production Ponds PDF (84k)

# 467 -   Cost of Alternative Effluent Treatments for Catfish Production PDF (31k)

# 468 -   Carbon Dioxide in Fish Ponds PDF (168k)

# 469 -   Fertilization of Fish Fry Ponds PDF (222k)

# 470 -   Characterization and Management of Effluents from Aquaculture Ponds in the Southeastern United States

             PDF (107k)

# 471 -   Fertilization of Fish Ponds PDF (78k)

# 4600 - Toxicities of Agricultural Pesticides to Selected Aquatic Organisms PDF (433k)

# 4601 - Measuring Dissolved Oxygen Concentration in Aquaculture PDF (607k)

# 4602 - Pond Mixing PDF (164k)

 

Dieseases

# 472 -   Submitting a Sample for Fish Kill Investigation PDF (47k)

# 473 -   Use of Medicated Feed in Food Fish (Revised 1996) PDF (66k)

# 474 -   The Role of Stress in Fish Disease PDF (37k)

# 475 -   Proliferative Gill Disease (Hamburger Gill Disease) PDF (140k)

# 476 -   Ich (White Spot Disease) PDF (256k)

# 477 -   ESC - Enteric Septicemia of Catfish PDF (206k)

# 478 -   Aeromonas Bacterial Infections - Motile Aeromonad septicemia PDF (200k)

# 479b - Columnaris Disease: A Bacterial Infection Caused by Flavobacterium columnare PDF (149k)

# 4700 - Saprolegniasis (Winter Fungus) and Branchiomycosis of Commericially Cultured Channel Catfish 

             PDF (210k)

# 4701 - Protozoan Parasites  PDF (645k)

# 4702 - Channel Catfish Virus Disease  PDF (67k)

 

Fee Fishing

# 479a - Fee-Fishing: An Introduction PDF (150k)

# 480 -   Fee-Fishing Ponds: Management of Food Fish and Water Quality PDF (2875k)

# 481 -   Development and Management of Fishing Leases PDF (93k)

# 482 -   Fee-Fishing: Location, Site Development and Other Consideration PDF (103k)

 

Freshwater Prawns

# 483 -   Freshwater Prawns:  Biology and Life History PDF (78k)

# 484 -   Freshwater Prawns:  Pond Production and Grow-out PDF (114k)

 

Quality Control

# 491 -   Microbiological Rinse Technique:  Basis for a New Quality Control Program PDF (111k)

# 4900 - Developing a HACCP Program for the Catfish Processing Industry PDF (5839k)

 

Preparation and Serving

# 501 -   You Can Do Catfish PDF (236k)

# 501S - El bagre es delicioso y nutritivo PDF (118k)

 

Final Project Reports

# 600 -   Characterization and Management of Effluents from Aquaculture Ponds in the Southeastern U.S. PDF (318k)

# 601 -   Analysis of Regional and National Markets for Aquacultural Food Products in the Southern Region

             PDF (524k)

# 6000 - Effect of Nutrition on Body Composition and Subsequent Storage Quality of Farm-raised Channel Catfish

             PDF (275k)

 

Larval Culture

# 700 -   Zooplankton Succession and Larval Fish Culture in Freshwater Ponds PDF (68k)

# 701 -   Culture of Small Zooplankters for the Feeding of Larval Fish PDF (125k)

# 702 -   Artemia Production for Marine Larval Fish Culture PDF (122k)

 

Species Profile

# 721 -   Species Profile: Grouper Aquaculture PDF (226k)

# 722 -   Species Profile: Largemouth Bass PDF (88k)

# 723 -   Species Profile: Bigmouth Buffalo PDF (170k)

# 724 -   Species Profile: Sunfish PDF (55k)

# 725 -   Species Profile: Mutton Snapper PDF (620k)

# 726 -   Species Profile: Southern Flounder PDF (158k)

# 7200 - Species Profile: Production of Sturgeon PDF (1054k)

 

Western Regional Aquaculture Center 

# 104 - Pond Fertilization: Initiating an Algal Bloom PDF (59k)

# 105 - Phytoplankton and Recreational Ponds PDF (116k)

# 106 - Settling Basin Design PDF (119k)