SRAC FACT SHEETS

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All Southern Regional Aquaculture Center publications are supported in part by grants from the United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. 

SRAC Fact Sheets are reviewed annually by the Publications, Videos, and Computer Software Steering Committee and are revised when significant new information becomes available on the subject.  Fact Sheets that have not been revised are therefore considered to represent the essential state of knowledge. 

Texas A&M University serves as the Lead Institution for the SRAC Publications, Videos, and Computer Software project which produces and distributes SRAC publications.  All of the Fact Sheets are in the form of Adobe Acrobat pdf files.  You will need to install  the Acrobat Reader GET ACROBAT for your operating system to access these files. 

Copies of all SRAC Fact Sheets can be downloaded below or at
http://srac.tamu.edu

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SRAC 100-119; 1000-1199--POND CONSTRUCTION

SRAC 120-139; 1200-1399--BAITFISH

SRAC 140-159; 1400-1599--SUNFISH, SHAD AND OTHER FORAGE SPECIES

SRAC 160-179; 1600-1799--CAGE CULTURE

SRAC 180-199; 1800-1999--CATFISH

SRAC 200-219; 2000-2199--LARGEMOUTH BASS

SRAC 220-229; 2200-2299--TROUT

SRAC 230-239; 2300-2399--ALLIGATORS

SRAC 240-259; 2400-2599--CRAWFISH PRODUCTION

SRAC 260-279; 2600-2799--PENAEID SHRIMP PRODUCTION

SRAC 280-299; 2800-2999--TILAPIA PRODUCTION

SRAC 300-319; 3000-3199--STRIPED BASS PRODUCTION

SRAC 320-339; 3200-3399--RED DRUM PRODUCTION

SRAC 340-349; 3400-3499--    

SRAC 350-359; 3500-3599--SMALL SCALE MARKETING

SRAC 360-369; 3600-3699--AQUATIC VEGETATION CONTROL

SRAC 370-379; 3700-3799--AERATION

SRAC 380-389; 3800-3899--SOFTWARE

SRAC 390-399; 3900-3999--HARVESTING, HOLDING AND HAULING

SRAC 400-409; 4000-4099--PREDATORS

SRAC 410-419; 4100-4199--TREATMENTS

SRAC 420-429; 4200-4299--INDUCED SPAWNING

SRAC 430-439; 4300-4399--GENERAL

SRAC 440-449; 4400-4499--BEGINNING AQUACULTURE

SRAC 450-459; 4500-4599--RECIRCULATING SYSTEMS

SRAC 460-471; 4600-4699--WATER QUALITY

SRAC 472-479B; 4700-4799--DISEASES

SRAC 479A-482; 4800-4839--FEE FISHING

SRAC 483-489; 4840-4899--FRESHWATER PRAWNS

SRAC 490-500; 4900-4999--QUALITY CONTROL

SRAC 501-501S; 5000-5099--PREPARATION AND SERVING

SRAC 600-699; 6000-6099--FINAL PROJECT REPORTS

SRAC 700-720; 7000-7199--LARVAL CULTURE

SRAC 721-759; 7200-7299--SPECIES PROFILES

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SRAC FACT SHEETS

SIZE

          SRAC 100-119; 1000-1199 -- POND CONSTRUCTION         

SRAC100

Site Selection of Levee-Type Fish Production Ponds

186K (2p)

SRAC101

Construction of Levee Ponds for Commercial Catfish Production (Revised 2002)

93K (4p)

SRAC102

Watershed Fish Production Ponds: Guide to Site Selection and Construction (Revised 2002)

908K (6p)

SRAC103

Calculating Area and Volume of Ponds and Tanks

108K (8p)
SRAC104 Repairing Fish Pond Levees 129K (4p)
SRAC105 Renovating Leaky Ponds 96K (6p)
           SRAC 120-139; 1200-1399 -- BAITFISH                 

SRAC120

Common Farm-Raised Baitfish (Revised 2001)

104K (2p)

SRAC121

Baitfish: Feeds and Feeding Practices (Revised 2002)

164K (4p)

SRAC122

Baitfish Production: Enterprise Budget (Revised 1996)

53K (4p)

SRAC123

Feeding Practices for Baitfish

103K (2p)

SRAC124

Dietary Protein and Lipid Requirements of Golden Shiners and Goldfish

104K (2p)
SRAC1200 Growing Bull Minnows for Bait 60K (4p)
           SRAC 140-159; 1400-1599 -- SUNFISH, SHAD AND OTHER FORAGE SPECIES                     

SRAC140

Forage Species: Range, Description and Life History

73K (4p)

SRAC141

Forage Species: Production Techniques

86K (4p)

SRAC142

Forage Species: Return on Investment

109K (4p)
        SRAC 160-179; 1600-1799 -- CAGE CULTURE                               

SRAC160

What is Cage Culture?

166K (2p)

SRAC161

Cage Culture: Site Selection and Water Quality (Revised 1997)

117K (4p)

SRAC162

Cage Culture: Cage Construction, Placement, and Aeration (Revised 1997)

168K (4p)

SRAC163

Cage Culture: Species Suitable for Cage Culture (Revised 1997)

111K (4p)

SRAC164

Cage Culture: Handling and Feeding Caged Fish (Revised 1997)

157K (6p)

SRAC165

Cage Culture: Cage Culture Problems

191K (2p)

SRAC166

Cage Culture: Harvesting and Economics

33K (4p)

SRAC170

In-Pond Raceways

261K (8p)
               SRAC 180-199; 1800-1999 -- CATFISH                      

SRAC180

Channel Catfish: Life History and Biology

80K (4p)

SRAC181

Feeding Catfish in Commercial Ponds (Revised 1998)

93K (4p)

SRAC183

Processing Channel Catfish (Revised 2001)

380K (4p)

SRAC184

Processed Catfish: Product Forms, Packaging, Yields and Product Mix (Revised 2001)

351K (4p)

SRAC186

Channel Catfish: Dietary Effects on Body Composition and Storage Quality

2593K (4p)

SRAC187

Channel Catfish Production: Impacts of Diet Composition and Feeding Practices

4257K (4p)

SRAC188

Refinement of Vitamin Supplementation in Diets for Pond-raised Channel Catfish

117K (4p)

SRAC189

Restricted Feeding Regimes Increase Production Efficiency in Channel Catfish

123K (6p)
SRAC190 Production of Hybrid Catfish 151K (6p)
SRAC191 Design and Construction of Degassing Units for Catfish Hatcheries 156K (8p)
SRAC192 Managing Off-Flavor Problems in Pond-Raised Catfish 92K (8p)
SRAC1800 Costs of Small-Scale Catfish Production 292K (4p)
SRAC1801 Infestations of the Trematode Bolbophorus sp. in Channel Catfish 84K (4p)
SRAC1802 Channel Catfish Broodfish Management 85K (7p)
SRAC1803 Channel Catfish Broodfish and Hatchery Management 160K (8p)
              SRAC 200-219; 2000-2199 -- LARGEMOUTH BASS                          

SRAC200

Largemouth Bass: Biology and Life History (Revised 1997)

79K (2p)

SRAC201

Culture of Largemouth Bass Fingerlings (Revised 1997)

107K (4p)
SRAC 220-229; 2200-2299 -- TROUT              

SRAC220

Trout Production: Handling Eggs and Fry (Revised 2000)

199K (4p)

SRAC221

Budgets for Trout Production: Estimated Costs and Returns for Trout Farming in the South

83K (8p)

SRAC222

Trout Farming: A Guide to Production and Inventory Management

75K (2p)

SRAC223

Trout Production: Feeds and Feeding Methods (Revised 1999)

53K (4p)

SRAC224

Rainbow Trout

111K (6p)
                SRAC 230-239; 2300-2399 -- ALLIGATORS            

SRAC230

Alligator Production: An Introduction

262K (4p)

SRAC231

Alligator Production: Breeding and Egg Incubation

7224K (8p)

SRAC232

Alligator Production: Grow-out and Harvest

2733K (4p)
              SRAC 240-259; 2400-2599 -- CRAWFISH PRODUCTION           

SRAC240

Crawfish Production: Production Economics, Pond Construction and Water Supply (Revised 1998)

138K (4p)

SRAC241

Crawfish Production: Production Systems and Forages (Revised 1998)

151K (4p)

SRAC242

Crawfish Production: Harvesting, Marketing and Economics

2494K (4p)

SRAC243

Crawfish: A Healthy Choice!

530K (4p)

SRAC244

Australian Red Claw Crayfish

225K (8p)
SRAC2400 Crawfish Production: Harvesting 159K (6p)
SRAC2401 Semi-Intensive Production of Red Swamp Crawfish in Earthen Ponds without Planted Forage 78K (12p)
                SRAC 260-279; 2600-2799 -- PENAEID SHRIMP PRODUCTION            

SRAC260

Introduction of Exotic Shrimp: Quarantine and Disease Inspection Methods

48K (4p)
SRAC2600 Opportunities and Constraints in Marine Shrimp Farming 1244K (8p)
SRAC2601 Acclimating Pacific White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, to Inland, Low-Salinity Waters 125K (8p)
             SRAC 280-299; 2800-2999 -- TILAPIA PRODUCTION            

SRAC280

Pond Culture of Tilapia

49K (4p)

SRAC281

Cage Culture of Tilapia

73K (4p)

SRAC282

Tank Culture of Tilapia

49K (4p)
SRAC283 Tilapia: Life History and Biology 129K (4p)
            SRAC 300-319; 3000-3199 -- STRIPED BASS PRODUCTION          

SRAC300

Hybrid Striped Bass: Biology and Life History

121K (4p)

SRAC301

Hybrid Striped Bass: Hatchery Phase

73K (4p)

SRAC302

Hybrid Striped Bass: Pond Production of Fingerlings (Revised 2004)

142K (8p)

SRAC303

Hybrid Striped Bass: Pond Production of Foodfish

27K (2p)

SRAC304

Improving Feeds for Hybrid Striped Bass

103K (2p)
SRAC3000 Hybrid Striped Bass Production in Ponds: Enterprise Budget 67K (4p)
             SRAC 320-339;3200-3399 -- RED DRUM PRODUCTION        

SRAC320

Red Drum: Biology and Life History

27K (2p)

SRAC321

Red Drum: Site Selection and Pond Construction

44K (4p)

SRAC322

Red Drum: Production of Food Fish

51K (4p)

SRAC323

Red Drum: Brood Stock and Hatchery Production

47K (4p)

SRAC324

Red Drum: Production of Fingerlings and Stockers

835K (4p)
             SRAC 340-349; 4300-3499 --             
              SRAC 350-359; 3500-3599 -- SMALL SCALE MARKETING         

SRAC350

Small-Scale Marketing of Aquaculture Products

327K (4p)
              SRAC 360-369; 3600-3699 -- AQUATIC VEGETATION CONTROL         

SRAC360

Aquatic Weed Management: Control Methods

337K (2p)

SRAC361

Aquatic Weed Management: Herbicides (Revised 2001)

61K (4p)
SRAC3600 Using Grass Carp in Aquaculture and Private Impoundments 556K (4p)
SRAC3601 Aquatic Weed Management: Herbicide Safety, Technology and Applications Techniques 168K (8p)
           SRAC 370-379; 3700-3799 -- AERATION        

SRAC370

Pond Aeration

307K (4p)

SRAC371

Pond Aeration: Types and Uses of Pond Aeration Equipment

293K (4p)

SRAC372

Selecting the Proper Pump

62K (8p)

SRAC373

Piping Systems

33K (6p)

SRAC374

Open Channel Flow in Aquaculture

81K (6p)

SRAC375

Powering Aquaculture Equipment

68K (8p)
             SRAC 380-389; 3800-3899 -- SOFTWARE             

SRAC381

Developing Business Proposals for Aquaculture Loans

95K (6p)
              SRAC 390-399; 3900-3999 -- HARVESTING, HOLDING AND HAULING       

SRAC390

Transportation of Warmwater Fish: Equipment and Guidelines

3122K (4p)

SRAC391

Sorting and Grading Warmwater Fish

4619K (8p)

SRAC392

Transportation of Warmwater Fish: Procedures and Loading Rates

2676K (2p)

SRAC393

Transportation of Warmwater Fish: Loading Rates and Tips by Species

10835K (4p)

SRAC394

Harvesting Warmwater Fish

5166K (8p)

SRAC395

Inventory Assessment Methods for Aquaculture Ponds

119K (4p)
SRAC3900 Anesthetics in Aquaculture 62K (6p)
             SRAC 400-409; 4000-4099 -- PREDATORS          

SRAC400

Avian Predators on Southern Aquaculture

2186K (8p)

SRAC401

Avian Predators: Frightening Techniques for Reducing Bird Damage at Aquaculture Facilities

2602K (4p)

SRAC402

Control of Bird Predation at Aquaculture Facilities: Strategies and Cost (Revised 1997)

110K (4p)
              SRAC 410-419; 4100-4199 -- TREATMENTS        

SRAC410

Calculating Treatments for Ponds and Tanks

284K (8p)
SRAC4100 Liming Ponds for Aquaculture 82K (6p)
             SRAC 420-429; 4200-4299 -- INDUCED SPAWNING         

SRAC421

Introduction to Hormone-Induced Spawning of Fish

45K (4p)

SRAC422

Capturing, Handling, Transporting, Injecting and Holding Brood Fish for Induced Spawning

28K (2p)

SRAC423

Determining Sexual Maturity of Broodstock for Induced Spawning of Fish

89K (4p)

SRAC424

Hormonal Control of Reproduction in Fish for Induced Spawning

78K (4p)

SRAC425

Hormone Preparation, Dosage Calculation, and Injection Techniques for Induced Spawning of Fish

64K (4p)

SRAC426

Techniques for Taking and Fertilizing the Spawn of Fish

102K (8p)

SRAC427

Induction and Verification of Triploidy in Fish

387K (2p)
             SRAC 430-439; 4300-4399 -- GENERAL       

SRAC431

Testing Flavor Quality of Preharvest Channel Catfish

334K (8p)

SRAC432

Cultivating the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica (Revised 2001)

590K (4p)

SRAC433

Bio1ogy and Culture of the Northern Quahog Clam

73K (4p)

SRAC434

Aquacultured Oyster Products: Inspection, Quality, Handling, Storage, Safety

64K (4p)
SRAC435 Water Gardens 200K (8p)
SRAC436 Bullfrog Culture 115K (4p)
SRAC437 Production of Paddlefish 166K (6p)
SRAC438 Bighead Carp 815K (4p)
SRAC439 Pet Turtle Production 268K (4p)
SRAC4300 Extensive Culture of Crassostrea virginica in the Gulf of Mexico Region 804K (4K)
              SRAC 440-449; 4400-4499 -- BEGINNING AQUACULTURE      

SRAC441

Aquaculture: Realities and Potentials When Getting Started (Revised 1998)

140K (8p)

SRAC442

Small Scale, On-farm Fish Processing

96K (4p)
             SRAC 450-459; 4500-4599 -- RECIRCULATING SYSTEMS      

SRAC451

Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: An Overview of Critical Considerations (Revised 1998)

142K (6p)

SRAC452

Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: Management of Recirculating Systems (Revised 1999) 115K (12p)

SRAC453

Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: A Review of Component Options (Revised 1999)

378K (12p)

SRAC454

Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: Integrating Fish and Plant Culture

7271K (8p)

SRAC455

Pond Recirculating Production Systems

226K (8p)
SRAC456 The Economics of Recirculating Tank Systems:  A Spreadsheet for Individual Analysis 115K (8p)
SRAC4500 Partitioned Aquaculture Systems 83K (8p)
            SRAC 460-471; 4600-4699 -- WATER QUALITY       
SRAC460 Control of Clay Turbidity in Ponds 88K (4p)

SRAC461

Water Quantity and Quality Requirements for Channel Catfish Hatcheries

381K (8p)

SRAC462

Nitrite in Fish Ponds (Revised 1997)

90K (4p)

SRAC464

Interactions of pH, Carbon Dioxide, Alkalinity and Hardness in Fish Ponds

73K (4p)

SRAC466

Algae Blooms in Commercial Fish Production Ponds

84K (4p)

SRAC467

Cost of Alternative Effluent Treatments for Catfish Production

31K (4p)

SRAC468

Carbon Dioxide in Fish Ponds

168K (6p)

SRAC469

Fertilization of Fish Fry Ponds

221K (8p)
SRAC470 Characterization and Management of Effluents from Aquaculture Ponds in the Southeastern United States  107K (8p)
SRAC471 Fertilization of Fish Ponds 77K (4p)
SRAC4600 Toxicities of Agricultural Pesticides to Selected Aquatic Organisms 442K (26p)
SRAC4601 Measuring Dissolved Oxygen Concentration in Aquaculture 607K (6p)
SRAC4602 Pond Mixing 163K (6p)
SRAC4603 Managing Ammonia in Fish Ponds 113K (6p)
                SRAC 472-479B; 4700-4799 -- DISEASES           

SRAC472

Submitting a Sample for Fish Kill Investigation

46K (4p)

SRAC473

Medicated Feed for Food Fish (Revised 1996)

65K (4p)

SRAC474

The Role of Stress in Fish Disease

36K (4p)

SRAC475

Proliferative Gill Disease (Hamburger Gill Disease)

139K (4p)

SRAC476

Ich (White Spot Disease)

264K (6p)
SRAC477 ESC - Enteric Septicemia of Catfish 206K (6p)
SRAC478 Aeromonas Bacterial Infections - Motile Aeromonad Septicemia 199K (4p)
SRAC479B Columnaris Disease: A Bacterial Infection Caused by Flavobacterium columnare 150K (4p)
SRAC4700 Saprolegniasis (Winter Fungus) and Branchiomycosis of Commercially Cultured Channel Catfish 210K (4p)
SRAC4701 Protozoan Parasites 645K (8p)
SRAC4702 Channel Catfish Virus Disease 67K (4p)
    SRAC 479A-482; 4800-4839 -- FEE FISHING    

SRAC479A

Fee-Fishing: An Introduction

149K (6p)

SRAC480

Fee-Fishing Ponds: Management of Food Fish and Water Quality

2874K (8p)

SRAC481

Development and Management of Fishing Leases

93K (4p)

SRAC482

Fee-Fishing: Location, Site Development and Other Considerations

102K (6p)
              SRAC 483-489; 4840-4899 -- FRESHWATER PRAWNS     

SRAC483

Biology and Life History of Freshwater Prawns

78K (4p)

SRAC484

Production of Freshwater Prawns in Ponds

114K (6p)
            SRAC 490-500; 4900-4999 -- QUALITY CONTROL    

SRAC491

Microbiological Rinse Technique: Basis for a New Quality Control Program

110K (4p)
SRAC4900 The HACCP Seafood Program and Aquaculture 60K (8p)
            SRAC 500-501S; 5000-5099 -- PREPARATION AND SERVING      

SRAC501

You Can Do Catfish

235K (4p)

SRAC501S

El bagre es delicioso y nutritivo

122K (4p)
SRAC5000 Guidelines for Developing Aquaculture Research Verification Programs 56K (6p)
             SRAC 600-699; 6000-6099 -- FINAL PROJECT REPORTS        
SRAC600 Characterization and Management of Effluents from Aquaculture Ponds in the Southeastern U.S. 327K (42p)
SRAC601 Analysis of Regional and National Markets for Aquacultural Products Produced for Food in the Southern Region 524K (34p)
SRAC6000 Effect of Nutrition on Body Composition and Subsequent Storage Quality of Farm-raised Channel Catfish 275K (24p)
SRAC6001 Aquaculture Food Safety--Residues 270K (23p)
     SRAC 700-720; 7000-7199 -- LARVAL CULTURE      
SRAC700 Zooplankton Succession and Larval Fish Culture in Freshwater Ponds 67K (6p)
SRAC701 Culture of Small Zooplankters for the Feeding of Larval Fish 125K (8p)
SRAC702 Artemia Production for Marine Larval Fish Culture 122K (8p)
       SRAC 721-759; 7200-7299 -- SPECIES PROFILES        
SRAC721 Species Profile: Grouper Aquaculture 226K (11p)
SRAC722 Species Profile: Largemouth Bass 88K (4p)
SRAC723 Species Profile: Bigmouth Buffalo 170K (4p)
SRAC724 Species Profile: Sunfish 55K (6p)
SRAC725 Species Profile: Mutton Snapper     620K (11p)
SRAC726 Species Profile: Southern Flounder 158K (4p)
SRAC7200 Species Profile: Production of Sturgeon 471K (8p)
SRAC7201 Species Profile: Koi and Goldfish 98K (6p)


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