Technical Resources

Aquaculture

• Deep Water Culture Aquaponic Build Educational Video

Fish Health

• General Fish Health Management  (pdf)

• Biosecurity for Aquaculture Facilities in the North Central Region  (pdf)

• Halamid® Aqua (Chloramine-T) Approval Notice  (pdf)

• FDA Answers your Questions about Fish Drugs

• Summary of VHS requirements by state  (pdf)

Fish Nutrition

• Principles of Fish Nutrition  (pdf)

Marketing

• Making Wise Choices When Direct Marketing Your Aquaculture Product

Processing

• Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

Water Quality

• A Fish Farmers' Guide to Understanding Water Quality

Equipment and Supplies

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• Aquatic Eco-Systems

• Argent Laboratories

• Duluth Nets by H. Christiansen Co.

• Global Aquaculture Supply Co.

• Inventive Marine Products Ltd. (processing equipment)

• Keeton Industries, Inc.

• Memphis Net & Twine Co., Inc.

• Organic Pond

• Stoney Creek Equipment Co.

Quick Reference Guides

• Aquaculture Producer's Quick Reference Handbook, by Larry Dorman   (pdf)

• Approved Drugs for Use in Aquaculture, US. Fish & Wildlife Service  (pdf)

Aquaculture Industry

• National Strategic Plan for Federal Aquaculture Research

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association

• USDA Agriculture Research Service Aquaculture Action Plan

Regional Aquaculture Centers

• North Central Regional Aquaculture Center

• Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture

• Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center

• Southern Regional Aquaculture Center

• Western Regional Aquaculture Center

Additional Resources

• National Aquaculture Association

• North Central Regional Aquaculture Conference Presentations, Toledo

• Ohio Center for Aquaculture Research and Development

• USDA eXtension website

Mobile Apps

• AquaCide - This comprehensive visual guide helps you select the most effective herbicides for all aquatic vegetation classes

• AmmoniaCalc - Allows the user to input simple, easily measured water chemistry measurements such as pH and temperature to instantly calculate the un-ionized ammonia concentration

• AquaPlant - Helps pond owners and their advisors in the identification and management of aquatic vegetation

• AquaRef - This guide is packed full of useful  information including pond filling time, pumping rate equivalents, discharge rates from standpipes, net mesh sizes for grading fish, length/weight relationships for fish, oxygen saturation points, pounds of fish that can be hauled at temperature, egg development stages, stocking guides, fertilization rates, and much more

• PondCalc - This tool allows the user to quickly and easily calculate the surface area of any shaped pond and then calculate the number of acre feet, all without having to do any math