Please be aware that these publications were written by various aquaculture specialists from across
the U.S. and their recommendations may be specific for the state in which they reside.

Pond Management | Sportfishing | Pond Construction | Water Quality | Diseases | Production Methods | Transport | Marketing and Business | Feeds and Feedings | Resources | Species | Reproduction | Miscellaneous

Pond Management
Indiana Fish Pond Management - Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Identification and Control of Weeds in Southern Ponds - University of Georgia

Pond Fertilization and Liming - University of Georgia
Use of Sterile Grass Carp to Control Aquatic Weeds - University of Georgia
Aquatic Weed Control: Using Grass Carp - Mississippi State University
Using Chemicals in Pond Management - University of Georgia
Pond Fertilization - Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Aquatic Weed Identification and Control Methods of Aquatic Weed Control  - Mississippi State University
Common Calculations Used in Fish Pond and Lake Management - Mississippi State University
Calculating Area and Volume of Ponds and Tanks - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Management Plan for Blue-Green Off-Flavors in Mississippi Pond-Raised Catfish - Mississippi State University
Liming Ponds - Kentucky State University
Aquatic Weed Management: Control Method - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Aquatic Weed Management: Herbicides - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Pond Aeration - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Pond Aeration: Types and Uses of Pond Aeration Equipment - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Powering Aquaculture Equipment - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Sorting and Grading Warm water Fish - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Harvesting Warm water Fish - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Avian Predators: Frightening Techniques for Reducing Bird Damage at Aquaculture Facilities - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Calculating Treatments for Pond and Tank - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Control of Bird Predation at Aquaculture Facilities: Strategies and Cost - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Inventory Assessment Methods for Aquaculture Ponds - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Testing Flavor Quality of Pre-harvest Channel Catfish - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Algal Blooms in Commercial Fish Production Ponds - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets

Farm  and Sportfishing Ponds
Stocking Sportfishing Ponds - University of Georgia
Building Freshwater Fish Attractors - University of Georgia
Fish Attractors for Mississippi Farm Ponds - Mississippi State University
Selection of Fish for Stocking Mississippi Farm Ponds - Mississippi State University
Managing Hybrid Sunfish in Mississippi Farm Ponds - Mississippi State University
Grass Carp in Mississippi Farm Ponds - Mississippi State University
Using Rotenone To Renovate Fish Populations in Farm Ponds - Mississippi State University
Fertilizing Mississippi Farm Ponds - Mississippi State University
Turtles In Mississippi Farm Ponds - Mississippi State University
Managing Mississippi Farm Ponds and Small Lakes - Mississippi State University
Management and Stocking of New Farm Ponds - Kentucky State University
Management Calendar for Kentucky Fish Ponds - Kentucky State University
Removal of Undesirable Fishes from Warm Water Ponds - Kentucky State University
Utilizing Triploid Grass Carp For Aquatic Vegetation Control-Ponds - Kentucky State University

Pond Construction
Site Selection of Levee-Type Fish Production Ponds - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Construction of Levee-Type Ponds for Fish Production - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Watershed Fish Production Ponds: Site Selection and Construction - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Selecting the Proper Pump - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Piping System - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets

Water Quality and Quantity
Oxygen Depletion in Ponds - University of Georgia
Summer Fish Kills in Farm Ponds - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
Total Alkalinity - Mississippi State University
Nitrite in Fish Ponds - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Ammonia in Fish Ponds - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Interactions of pH, Carbon Dioxide, Alkalinity and Hardness in Fish Pond - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Carbon Dioxide in Fish Ponds - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Basic Water Chemistry - Iowa State University

Disease and Parasites
External Fish Parasites - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
Angler's Guide to Fish Diseases and Parasites -  University of Georgia
Brown Blood Disease - Mississippi State University
Winter Kill in Channel Catfish - Mississippi State University
Selecting and Shipping Samples To Help Determine Cause of Fish Kills - Mississippi State University
Submitting a Sample for Fish Kill Investigation - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
The Role of Stress in Fish Disease - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Proliferative Gill Disease (Hamburger Gill Disease) - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Ich (White Spot Disease) - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets

Production Methods
What is Cage Culture? - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Cage Culture: Site Selection and Water Quality - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Cage Culture: Cage Construction and Placement - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Cage Culture: Species Suitable for Cage Culture - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Cage Culture: Handling and Feeding Caged Fish - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Cage Culture: Cage Culture Problems - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Cage Culture: Harvesting and Economics - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
In-Pond Raceways - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Potential for Recirculating Aquaculture Systems in the Midwest - Paper presented at the 1999 North Central Regional Aquaculture Conference.
Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: An Overview of Critical Consideration - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: Management of Recirculating System - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: Component Option - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: Integrating Fish and Plant Culture - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Pond Recirculating Production Systems - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets

Transport
Transportation of Warm water Fish: Equipment and Guideline - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Transportation of Warm water Fish: Procedures and Loading Rate - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Transportation of Warm water Fish: Loading Rates and Tips by Specie - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets

Marketing and Business
Budgets for Trout Production: Estimated Costs and Returns for Trout Farming in the South - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Small-Scale Marketing of Aquaculture Product - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Developing Business Proposals for Aquaculture Loans - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets

Feeds and Feeding
 

A Practical Guide to Nutrition, Feeds, and Feeding of Catfish - Mississippi State University
Trout Production: Feeds and Feeding Method - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Use of Medicated Feed in Food Fish - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets

Resources
Resource Guide to Aquaculture Information - Aquaculture Information Center (USDA)
Directory of Aquaculture Associations - March 1995 (revised August 1998)
Directory of State Aquaculture Coordinators and Contacts - Aquaculture Information Center (USDA) August 1998
Financial Sources for Aquaculture - Aquaculture Information Center (USDA)

Specific Species
Channel Catfish Production in Ponds - University of Georgia
Management Practices for Culture of Freshwater Prawns in Temperate Climates - Bulletin #1030 - Mississippi State University
Homegrown Catfish and Trout - University of Georgia
Catfish - Mississippi State University
Freshwater Prawns - Mississippi State University
Grow-out Culture of Fresh water Prawns in Kentucky - Kentucky State University
Hybrid Striped Bass - Mississippi State University
Sportfish - Mississippi State University
Crawfish - Mississippi State University
Tilapia - Mississippi State University
Outlook for Hybrid Striped Bass Production in Kentucky - Kentucky State University
Outlook for Musky, N. Pike and Chain Pickerel Culture in Kentucky - Kentucky State University
Outlook for Yellow Perch, Walleye and Sauger Culture in Kentucky - Kentucky State University
Winter Culture of Caged Rainbow Trout in the South - Kentucky State University
Trout Farming: A Guide to Production and Inventory Management - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Rainbow Trout - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Pond Culture of Tilapia - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Cage Culture of Tilapia - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Tank Culture of Tilapia Contents - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Hybrid Striped Bass: Biology and Life History - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Hybrid Striped Bass: Hatchery Phase - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Hybrid Striped Bass: Pond Production of Fingerling - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Hybrid Striped Bass: Pond Production of Foodfish - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets

Reproduction
Trout Production: Handling Eggs and Fry - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Fertilization of Fish Fry Ponds - SRAC Extension Fact Sheets
Zooplankton Management for Larval Fish - Iowa State University

Miscellaneous
Do Fish Feel Pain - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
Comparisons of Animal Protein - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
Freezing Fish - Authored at the University of Georgia and housed at the National Food Safety Database at the
University of Florida
Mealworms and Waxworms - Information on the biology and culture of Mealworms and Waxworms
Leeches - Information on the biology and history of leeches in medicine.
Earthworms - Information on the biology and culture of earthworms.