Home > Crops & Livestock > Aquaculture > Other Finfish > A Review of Component Options [Image: A Review of Component Options] Most fish grown in ponds, floating net pens or raceways can be reared in commercial-scale recirculating systems, but the economic feasibility of doing so is not certain. The challenge to designers of recirculating systems is to maximize production capacity per dollar of capital invested. Management of Recirculating Systems [Image: Management of Recirculating Systems] Recirculating systems are mechanically sophisticated and biologically complex. Management of these systems takes education, expertise and dedication. This publication addresses the problems of managing such a system so that producers can make informed decisions. Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: Overview [Image: Overview Recirculating Aquaculture] Recirculating aquaculture production systems may offer an alternative to pond aquaculture technology. Through water treatment and reuse, recirculating systems use a fraction of the water and land required by ponds to produce similar yields. Greenhouse Tilapia Production in Louisiana [Image: Greenhouse Tilapia Production in Louisiana] Information on recirculating production systems, fingerling sources, stocking and harvest management, regulatory considerations, economics and markets are included in this publication.  more articles... Integrating Fish and Plant Culture [Image: Integrating Fish and Plant Culture] Recirculating aquaculture systems can handle large quantities of fish in relatively small volumes of water. The water is reused after its treated to remove toxic waste products. Plants are an ideal secondary crop in integrated systems because they respond to the high levels of dissolved nutrients generated from the microbial breakdown of fish wastes. (PDF Format Only) The Economics of Recirculating Tank Systems [Image: A Spreadsheet for Individual Analysis] A well-designed recirculating aquaculture system offers a number of advantages over pond systems. This publication and accompanying spreadsheet are designed to help prospective recirculating system operators examine the economics of proposed systems. An Aquaculture-Oriented Bibliography of the Red Drum, Sciaenops ocellatus [Image: Document cover image] This publication was designed to serve as a guide to aquaculture-related red drum (redfish) literature. The intended audience includes red drum producers as well as potential producers, investors and lenders. Hybrid Striped Bass: Hatchery Phase [Image: Hatchery Phase] General information about techniques used in hatcheries to produce hybrid striped bass are covered by this publication. Fingerling Production in Ponds [Image: Fingerling Production in Ponds] Fingerling culture ponds are usually smaller than ponds used for grow out. The advantages to this practice, as well as food, water quality and harvesting requirements, are outlined in this publication. Pond Production of Foodfish [Image: Pond Production of Foodfish] The hybrid striped bass has becomea highly desirable substitute for the declining striped bass seafood industry. Aquaculturists have found these hybrids well-suited to pond culture,and current research is helping to improve culture techniques. Hybrid Striped Bass Production in Ponds: Enterprise Budget [Image: Enterprise Budget] This publication features a sample enterprise budget showing annual cost and return information and capital investment requirements for raising hybrid striped bass. It is based on recommended management practices and conservative estimates of hybrid yield, prices and cost for pond production in the southern region. Hybrid Striped Bass: Biology and Life History [Image: Biology and Life History] Striped bass and hybrid striped bass, in particular, have potential for culture in the United States as foodfish. Before embarking into this area of aquaculture, producers should know the biology and history of this fish. Improving Feeds for Hybrid Striped Bass [Image: Improving Feeds for Hybrid Striped Bass] These studies show that diets for Morone hybrids may be refined by decreasing the dietary protein level, using alternate protein sources, and increasing carbohydrate in the diet. Red Drum Production: Collecting and Maintaining Wild Broodstock [Image: Collecting and Maintaining Wild Broodstock] Efforts to collect wild broodfish for hatchery production of red drum fingerlings are usually most successful during or just before the fall spawning period, although some success may be realized at other times. More...