Smolts Articles
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Stocking Catfish / Aquaculture
Overview: To get a good crop of marketable fish it’s necessary to stock the pond with the correct number of fingerlings. Stocking too few fish may result in fast growth and large fish but this isn’t an economical use of the pond. However, stocking too many fish will result in slow growth and a large number of very small fish. Catfish If you are stocking catfish fingerlings to ...
By Fishward
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Stocking Tilapia / Aquaculture
Overview: To get a good crop of marketable fish it’s necessary to stock the pond with the correct number of fingerlings. Stocking too few fish may result in fast growth and large fish but this isn’t an economical use of the pond. However, stocking too many fish will result in slow growth and a large number of very small fish. Tilapia For all-male (monosex) culture of tilapia for ...
By Fishward
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The Power of the Lab Station - Case Study
Follafosssmolt facility is in central Norway and produces 20 million smolts each year. It is owned by SalMar. ...
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Planning a RAS project? Be Aware of These Unique Managerial Challenges
Interest in Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) land-based fish production technology is increasing as its benefits are becoming more widely recognized. As a wave of new projects come to fruition, it becomes critically important to address the range of managerial challenges that might arise for those developing these projects. Experience and Industry Specialization One of the key elements ...
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Useful Guidance For Catfish Farming In Nigeria
Catfish farming is increasingly becoming an attractive form of agriculture for many Nigerians especially young people. This form of agriculture has found a huge followers-base primarily due to the relative ease of culturing catfish, the readily available markets for catfish, such as restaurants. Especially as catfish is a treasured delicacy among many Nigerian cultures as well as the ...
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Feed Pellets to Your Fish in A Correct Way
Fish pellets come in different sizes to accommodate the size of your fish. There are nursery feeds and grow out diets suitable for a wide range of fish jaws. You can crush the fish feed pellets in large size with a pair of pliers to feed small fingerlings and also can feed larger fish directly, but on the whole it’s necessary to get the pellet to match the size of your fish. Mature fish ...
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Some Suggestions On Catfish Feeding
Feeding is the most important task in the intensive pond production of catfish, in a normal situation, for catfish can be seen only when they are coming up to feed, and their feeding behavior can be an important clue to general health and to other conditions in the pond. Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery is a professional fish feed pellet machine manufacturer, if you need a fish feed production line, ...
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What Are The Common Feeds For Tilapia Breeding
Tilapia is a tropical fish native to Africa. There are more than 100 species of tilapia, including subspecies. Tilapia has the characteristics of fast growth, high yield, miscellaneous food, few diseases, and strong reproduction. Tilapia is an omnivorous fish. In natural conditions, the food of tilapia is mainly composed of phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthic organisms and organic debris. In the ...
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Technology keeps catfish jumping and profits steady - Case Study
Overview Andy Jones compares the catfish industry to the jagged graph of a heartbeat displayed on an EKG machine. The peaks and valleys of that pulsating line are a vivid metaphor for the fluctuating fortunes of a seasonal business dependent on live animals and a dynamic market. Jones is in a good position to make the connection. As a second-generation catfish farmer, he’s seen firsthand ...
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Technology keeps catfish jumping - Case Study
OVERVIEW Andy Jones compares the catfish industry to the jagged graph of a heartbeat displayed on an EKG machine. The peaks and valleys of that pulsating line are a vivid metaphor for the fluctuating fortunes of a seasonal business dependent on live animals and a dynamic market. Jones is in a good position to make the connection. As a secondgeneration catfish farmer, he’s seen firsthand ...
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Tilapia Fingerlings Feed formulation and Pellet Processing
Tilapia fingerlings feed formulation and feed processing technology are significant for tilapia farming. Here we offer the detailed information to help feed pellet production. 1. Feed Formula of Tilapia Fingerlings 2. Basic demands for feed pellet processing: Receiving Different Types of Raw Materials; Storing Raw Materials; Cleaning Raw Ingredients; Grinding Raw Materials; Feed Material ...
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Growth and survival of pacific coho salmon smolts exposed as juveniles to pesticides within urban streams in western Washington
Pesticides are frequently detected in urban streams with concentrations often exceeding those reported in surface waters within agricultural areas. We studied growth, survival, and return rates of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) smolts exposed to a pesticide mixture (“cocktail”) representative of that most frequently reported within urban streams in western Washington State, USA, in fall ...
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Aquaculture case study
Customer: USDA-ARS Catfish Genetics Research Unit,USA Casey C. Grimm from the Southern Regional Research Centre New Orleans, USA. This research was executed by Ph.D. Paul V. Zimba from the USDA-ARS Catfish Genetics Research Unit, USA and Casey C. Grimm from the Southern Regional Research Centre New Orleans, USA, utilizing the LG Sonic ultrasound technology in channel catfish production. An ...
By LG Sonic
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The improvement of livelihood and rural development by the exotic Pangasiid catfish farming in Bangladesh
A study was conducted to improve the livelihood and rural development by the catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) farming in Mymensingh district in Bangladesh from April 2005 to March 2006 using Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools. A total of 117 respondents were randomly chosen, among them 7 hatchery owners, 20 nursery pond owners, 20 fingerling traders, 30 Pangus farmers, 40 market ...
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Acute Toxicity of the Synthetic Pyrethroid Deltamethrin to Fingerling European Catfish, Silurus glanis L.
The wide use of synthetic pesticides is increasing worldwide pollution risk. The synthetic pyrethroids are among the most potent and effective insecticides available (moore and Waring 2001), accounting for more than 30% of the world market in insecticides. The low toxicity of pyrethroid insecticides to mammals and birds and their limited soil persistence has encouraged the widespread and ...
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