Feasibility of Closed Containment Saltwater Salmon Aquaculture Systems
As the pressure grows on salmon farmers to guarantee there is no cross over between farmed and wild salmon, more and more research is being carried out into new technologies to ensure a complete separation, writes TheFishSite Senior Editor, Chris Har...

Bubbling On: De-gas Project Boosts Land-based Potential
Land based aquaculture using water recirculation within fish tanks will become increasingly important. However, maintaining water quality and hence fish performance, can be difficult. TheFishSite talks to Sheila Kvindesland, International Projects Developer...

Gulf of Mexico Proposals for Aquaculture Report
This is a summary of the public hearing draft of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Red Drum, Reef Fish and Stone Crab Fishery Management Plans and the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Joint Spiny Lobster and...

Protecting Fish from Cormorants ? The Potential for Using Fish Refuges
By Ian Russell, Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory and published by CEFAS Finfish News - Issue 3, Winter/Spring 2007.

The Utilization of a Fish Pump for Harvesting Shrimp from Tanks and Ponds
By Cortney L. Ohs, Assistant Professor; Scott W. Grabe, Research Technician and R. LeRoy Creswell, Marine Extension Agent. Published by the University of Florida IFAS Extension.

Advances in Catfish Harvesting Gear: Seines and Live Cars
By C. Douglas Minchew, Mack W. Fondren, Edwin H. Robinson, of Mississippi State University and John W. Watson and Charles W. Taylor of NOAA, Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Published by the Southern Regional Agricultural Center (SRAC).

Trout Farming: Carrying Capacity and Inventory Management
By Jeffrey M. Hinshaw, North Carolina State University and published by the Southern Regional Agricultural Center and the Texas Aquaculture Extension Service.

Constructing Dugouts for Fish
By Alberta Government - Dugouts provide water for a variety of purposes. They can be used as a source for domestic (household) water supplies, livestock watering, as well as raising fish for enjoyment or profit.

Cage Culture Of Tilapia
James E. Rakocy, University of the Virgin Islands and Andrew S. McGinty, University of Puerto Rico and published by the Southern Regional Agricultural Center and the Texas Aquaculture Extension Service - Cage culture, the practice of rearing fish in...

Tank Culture Of Tilapia
James E. Rakocy, University of the Virgin Islands and published by the Southern Regional Agricultural Center and the Texas Aquaculture Extension Service - Tank culture of tilapia is a good alternative to pond or cage culture if sufficient water or land...

Shallow raceways as a compact, resource-maximizing farming procedure for marine fish species
By V. ?iestad, University of Troms?, Norway - To develop a compact farming system, a shallow raceway has been tested on five flatfish, three bottom-dwelling species and three open-water species. The main effort has been on turbot Scophthalmus maximus...

Managing Iowa Fisheries - Getting Started in Aquaculture Enterprises
By Iowa State University - Aquaculture, or fish farming, is the rearing of aquatic organisms under controlled or semicontrolled conditions. Although aquaculture was developed in China more than 3,500 years ago, fish farming only recently has become a...

Watershed Fish Production Ponds Guide to Site Selection and Construction
By Gregory N. Whitis, Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Published by the Southern Regional Agricultural Center and the Texas Aquaculture Extension Service. To be profitable, an aquaculture pond must be sited properly and designed for efficiency. An...

Site Selection of Levee-type Fish Production Ponds
By Thomas L. Wellborn, University of Florida. Published by the Southern Regional Agricultural Center and the Texas Aquaculture Extension Service.

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 ponds is critical to the success of a commercial catfish...