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Updated Fact Sheet on Aquaculture
We have updated our fact sheet on mercury, fish and aquaculture. Take a look.
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Mercury, Fish and Aquaculture
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Mercury, Fish and Aquaculture
Mercury contamination of fish – both wild and farmed – has received prominent media coverage. What do we know about mercury in cool- and cold-water aquaculture operations in the Upper Midwest?
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Aquaculture for the Great Lakes Region
Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region are perfect for raising many types of fresh, cold-water fish. This pamphlet describes UW Sea Grant research and outreach efforts in developing a sustainable, environmentally benign aquaculture industry in the region.
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Aquaculture Effluents and Waste By-Products: Characteristics, Potential Recovery, and Beneficial Reuse
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Percis III: The Third International Percid Fish Symposium
This CD contains 63 peer-reviewed papers, including several on the aquaculture of yellow perch, European perch and Sander species that are sure to be of interest to aquaculturists.
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Technical Compendium to Symposium on Sturgeon
A collection of extended abstracts and presentation summaries from the 4th International Symposium on Sturgeon held July 8-13, 2001, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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USDA/ARS Aquaculture
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USDA ARS Aquaculture
The mission of the Aquaculture Program is to conduct high-quality, relevant, basic and applied aquaculture research and technology transfer to create jobs and economic activity that will improve the international competitiveness and sustainability of United States aquaculture, and reduce dependence on imported seafood and threatened ocean fisheries.
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Improving Great Lakes Aquaculture Production
The aquacultural production of Great Lakes fin-fish as a high-quality protein food source for human consumption is an untapped resource in the U.S. food production sector. The goal of this project is to enhance and stimulate aquaculture in the Great Lakes region and place it on a sound technical, scientific and economic basis. The primary objectives of this project are to develop: 1) genetically improved domesticated broodstocks of yellow perch with traits for year-round reproduction; 2) the optimal culture technology for year-round fingerling production and one-year grow out; and 3) environmentally compatible and sustainable aquaculture systems for year-round viable production of Great Lakes species.
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Production of Yellow Perch Utilizing State-of-the-Art Aquaculture Technology
Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) are the traditional backbone of the Friday night fish fry in many Great Lakes shoreline communities, and the market demand has always been high, indicating a strong consumer preference for this fish. Our goal is to use state-of-the-art aquaculture technology to field test the commercial production of yellow perch. We will assist in completing a portion of the objectives that form the research initiative being conducted by USDA/ARS and UW-Milwaukee Great Lakes WATER Institute (GLWI). The objectives of that initiative are to: 1) Develop genetically improved domesticated brood stocks of yellow perch with traits for year-round reproduction; 2) Develop optimal culture technology for year-round fingerling production and one-year grow out utilizing a variety of aquaculture systems; and, 3) Develop environmentally compatible and sustainable aquaculture systems for year-round viable production of Great Lakes species.
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North Central Regional Producer Opinion Survey
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North Central Regional Producer Opinion Survey
PDF file of the survey results and survey explanation
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Videos
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Fred Binkowski: Aquaculture Specialist
Fred Binkowski tells us about his work as the aquaculture specialist for the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute.
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Milwaukee's Growing Power, a community-based urban food center, is using plants as natural water filters for raising yellow perch.
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A project funded by Wisconsin Sea Grant is attempting to overcome some of the difficulties that have challenged the yellow perch aquaculture industry.
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Yellow Perch for the Hungry
Get a look at a recirculating aquaculture system and learn about science you can eat.
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A Message From the Director
Sea Grant Director Anders Andren talks up the program, including its work on aquaculture.
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Research
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Urban Aquaculture Initiative
Fred Binkowski, UW–Milwaukee, (414) 382-1723, sturgeon@uwm.edu
UW-Milwaukee WATER Institute personnel, supported by Wisconsin Sea Grant, will provide technical assistance in all aspects of urban aquaculture with expertise in biological, chemical, physical and economic parameters. Wisconsin Sea Grant will use this opportunity to involve new people and potential investors in the urban setting, which has the advantage of product availability near consumer demand, which reduces transportation costs. Sea Grant and the WATER Institute are in a unique position to act as advisors for aquaculturists working in a number of settings because both organizations have extensive experience in establishing and maintaining many types of fish-rearing systems. Investors who have questions on the marketability of urban aquaculture systems will come to appreciate the benefit of growing food locally, the creation of jobs in an urban environment and the balance of risks associated with starting a new business. In addition, Wisconsin Sea Grant’s communications staff will produce outreach products to further support and promote urban aquaculture. (This project also fits within the "Enhance Coastal Community Sustainability and Resilience" focus area.) Also supported by the NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Extension and Technology Transfer 2010 competition. A/AQ-2
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GIS-Based Analysis of sustainable Domestic Aquaculture Development in Wisconsin
Christopher Hartleb, UW-Stevens Point, (715) 346-3228, chartleb@uwsp.edu
Keith Rice, UW-Stevens Point, (715) 346-4454, krice@uwsp.edu
The overall hypothesis for this project is to determine if location characteristics of aquaculture operations are significant for determining success or failure of commercialized operations in Wisconsin. Specific objectives are to: 1) develop a predictive aquaculture farm model using a multi-criteria evaluation procedure in GIS and 2) synthesize existing data about existing aquaculture farms into the GIS model based on common culture methods to improve the model's efficaciousness and using these data further refine a predictive model for particular species selection. R/SFA-05
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Genetic Analysis of Virulence Factors of the Fish Pathogen Flavobacterium Columnare (FY13 Start)
Mark McBride, UW-Milwaukee, (414) 229-5844, mcbride@uwm.edu
Flavobacterium columnare is a common fish pathogen that causes columnaris disease in wild and farmed freshwater fishes and results in devastating losses in the aquaculture industry. The disease has been recognized for nearly 100 years, but a lack of genetic tools to manipulate the bacterium has hampered identification of the mechanisms of pathogenesis. The researchers developed robust genetic tools and procedures for Flavobacterium johnsoniae and recently demonstrated that some of these function in F. columnare; they propose to adapt additional genetic tools for use in F. columnare. F. johnsoniae GldN is a component of a novel protein secretion system. The researchers suspect that F. columnare GldN is involved in secretion of the chondroitinase CslA, and that GldN and CslA are needed for virulence. To test these hypotheses, wild-type, gldN mutants and cslA mutants will be examined for ability to cause disease in the model zebrafish system and in yellow perch. R/SFA-08
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Check Out Videos on Sea-Grant Supported Aquaculture Projects
Learn more about a recirculating, commercial-scale, aquaculture system, and how to increase the efficiency of growing yellow perch.
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Aquaculture Resources From the State of Wisconsin
From getting started as a fish farmer to bringing a finished product to market, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has resources to assist the Wisconsin aquaculturist with each step of the process.
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Wisconsin's Water Library
Wisconsin's Water Library has reading lists on many different topics. Take a look at the aquaculture reading list.
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