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History of Aquaculture in the United States…and Florida
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Aquaculture began in China Grass carp Common carp Bighead carp Silver carp
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Table 1. World Fish, Shellfish and Seaweed Culture, by country in 1999 (MT x 1000) 1. China 2. India 3. Japan 4. Philippines 5. S. Korea 6. Indonesia 7. Bangladesh 8. Vietnam 9. N. Korea 30,0442,0351,315949777690620613482479 World Seafood Production in 2000: Finfish and shellfish = 130.4 million metric tons ( mmt ) Finfish, shellfish and plants = 141.8 mmt World aquaculture production in 2000: 45.7 mmt total aquaculture including: 35.6 mmt of fish and shellfish and 8.5 mmt of cultured seaweed. 26 % of fish and shell fish harvested due to aquaculture 10. United States
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Aquaculture harvest by region in the world, 1996
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U. S. aquaculture began in the late 1800s and early 1900s in federal fish hatcheries. Rainbow trout bluegill Largemouth bass Pacific salmon
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Channel Catfish
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scale
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Channel Catfish Mississippi accounts for 65 % of farmed catfish 600,000,000 lbs processed in 2001
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Rainbow trout
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World Production of Rainbow Trout in 1999: 502,300,000 lbs U.S. annual production: 56,900,000 lbs in 2001 9 % of total finfish production in U. S. 1.Idaho 39,500,0000.87 2. N. Carolina 4,550,0001.30 3.Washington 2,590,0001.00 4.California 2,500,000 2.05 5.Pennsylvania 1,640,0002.50 State Production, lb Price/lb
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Red Swamp Crawfish
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Female carrying eggs Size variety in ponds Crawfish burrow
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Red Swamp Crawfish
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Louisiana Red Swamp Crawfish 1998 36,100,000 lbs 90% of crawfish in the U. S.
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Tilapia Nile Tilapia Red Tilapia
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Tilapia
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Mono-sex male tilapia populations can be produced by: 1. Visual selection 2. Hybridization 3. Sex-reversal 4. Genetic manipulation Male Populations
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Over 1,980,000,000 lbs of farmed tilapia are harvest world-wide yearly. U. S. tilapia Production 2000: 18,191,000 lbs Tilapia
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Atlantic Salmon
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World Harvest of Farmed Salmon in 1999 is: 1,760,000,000 lbs Maine is the leading U. S. producer at 79,000,000 lbs
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Hybrid striped bass White bass Striped bass Hybrid striped bass
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U. S. harvest - 2000 Weight – 11,237,000 lbs
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Oysters
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Wild oyster seed collected on substrate Hatchery produced oyster seed
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Oysters Harvest from beds on ocean floor Cultured oyster harvest canned
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Oysters Wild and farmed harvest of oyster meat in the U. S. in 1999 was 279,914,000 lbs. Meat is 10 % of the whole oyster weight
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Bait Minnows Golden ShinerFathead minnow Arkansas Nearly 1,600 bait minnow farms are in operation in the United States. The largest bait farm in the U.S. has about 2,500 acres of water and produces about 3 million pounds per year. Arkansas is the leading baitfish-producing state, accounting for about half of the nation's supply. Minnesota, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri each have over 1,000 acres devoted to bait fish farming. 15,480,000 lb with a value of 57 million dollars produced in 1999
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Ornamental fishes Florida Tampa 800 varieties of freshwater fishes worth $43.2 million in 1999
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