Project Number: 6225-32000-004-07
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: May 15, 2005
End Date: Nov 17, 2009

Objective:
To improve aquaculture production efficiency through systematic, coordinated research on aquatic production systems, disease diagnostics, and prevention, improved water quality, design of new equipment and production technologies, improved management technologies, and improved marketing strategies.

Approach:
The research conducted will build upon previous work by UAPB scientists in pond production performance and will focus on those aspects of production (stocking densities, nutrition, management practices, and disease diagnostics and prevention) with the greatest potential to improve performance efficiency. Interdisciplinary pond, tank, and aquaria studies will be conducted to quantify production relationships among critical parameters such as diet, density, growth, water quality, management practices, and health, of important aquaculture species. Engineering principles will be applied to the development of new equipment for aquaculture production and to improve management technologies and strategies. Agribusiness marketing techniques will be applied to develop improved marketing strategies for aquaculture products.