Aquaculture Forums - 2001-2007
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2001  -  2002  -  2003  -  20042005  - 2006  - 2007  -   Other Workshops

January 20, 2007
Jackson Hall, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV
Contact: Kenneth Semmens, 1052 Agricultural Sciences Building,
Morgantown, WV (304)293-6131 ext. 4211

Conference Presentations (PDF Format)

Aquaculture Research Update - Ken Semmens
The Health Benefits of Eating Fish - Beth Semmens
2007 West Virginia Aquaculture Update - Rodney Kiser
Growing Healthy Fish for Personal Use - Daniel Miller
Reducing Bird Damage at Aquaculture Facilities - John Houben
How Do I Solve My Aquatic Weed Problem - Mark Mongin

Posters  (PowerPoint Program  Format)

Flocculation-Enhanced Protein Recovery from Trout Processing By-products by Isoelectric Solubilization/Precipiatation - (WVU)
Software Development for Predicting Fish Growth in Trout Raceways
Yin-Han Wang, Richard Turton (Dept. of Chemical Engineering) & Ken Semmens, WVU
Effectiveness of Nutrient Phytoremediation via Watercress, Basil, Dill, & Lettuce from Flow-Through Aquaculture Effluent
Derek J. Dyer, Karen M. Buzby, & Roger C. Viadero, Jr. (WVU Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Geotube Application for Waste Management in a Small Flow-Through Aquaculture System
Jennifer J. Hendricks, Roger C. Viadero, Jr., Aislinn T. Creel (WVU Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering), Ken Semmens (WVU)
Storage Stability of Omega-3-enhanced Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): 1 Refrigerated Storage Temperature - (WVU)
Storage Stability of Omega-3-enhanced Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): 2 Abusive Storage Temperature - (WVU)
Omega-3 Fatty Acid and Total Fat Contents in Omega-3-enhanced Farmed Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - (WVU)
Effects of Dietary Alpha-tocopheryl Acetate on Lipid Oxidation of Omega-3-enhanced Farmed Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - (WVU)
Gelation of Protein Recovered From Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Processing By-product - (WVU)
Examination of Treated Mine Water for Year Round Aquaculture Production - (WVU)


January 21, 2006

WVU Jackson's Mill State 4-H & Conference Center, Weston, WV.
Contact:
Kenneth Semmens, 1052 Agricultural Sciences Building,
Morgantown, WV (304)293-6131 ext. 4211

Conference Presentations (PDF Format)

Enhancing Your Private Pond or Stream with Trout - Ken Semmens
West Virginia Aquaculture Industry 2006 Update - Julie Delabbio & Ken Semmens
Isis Artic Char - West Virginia Aqua LLC
Some Tips on Pond Management - Ken Semmens
West Virginia Aquaculture Research - Ken Semmens

Posters  (PowerPoint Program  Format)

ADEC Tri-State Aquaculture Outreach to Teachers Using Technology - WVU
Storage Stability of Omega-3-enhanced Rainbow Trout: Refrigerated Storage Temperature - WVU
Storage Stability of Omega-3-enhanced Rainbow Trout: Abusive Storage Temperature - WVU
Omega-3 Fatty Acid and Total Fat Contents in Omega-3-enhanced Farmed Rainbow Trout - WVU
Effects of Dietary Alpha-tocopheryl Acetate on Lipid Oxidation of Omega-3-enhanced Farmed Rainbow Trout - WVU
Connecting WV Fee-Fishing Businesses with the Larger Recreation Market through the Development of Tourism Packages - WVU
Software Development for Predicting Fish Growth in Trout Raceways
Yin-Han Wang, Richard Turton (Dept. of Chemical Engineering) & Ken Semmens, WVU

Pictures (PDF Format)


January 15, 2005

Conference Presentations (PDF Format)

Raising Fish For Your Family - Ken Semmens
Aquaculture in West Virginia 2005 Update - Julie Delabbio & Ken Semmens
Where Do I Get What I Need? - Rodney Kiser
What To Grow and How To Grow It - Ken Semmens
Transporting Small Quantities of Fish - Rodney Kiser
Production Systems - Dan Miller
Pond Management - Dan Miller

Pictures (PDF Format)


January  17, 2004
 
Conference Presentations (PDF Format)

Aquaculture in West Virginia Update 2004 - Julie Delabbio, Bluefield State College & Ken Semmens, West Virginia University
What is WVAA? - WVAA Business Meeting
West Virginia Fee Fishing - Chad Pierskalla, Ph.D. West Virginia University
Recreational Marketing Assessment "Visitors Survey" - Cy Logar, Alan Matthews, Ken Semmens, West Virginia University
Putting It All Together - Ken Semmens, West Virginia University

Posters (PDF Format)

GIS and Multi-Criteria Decision Making to Determine Marketability of Pay Pond Businesses in West Virginia - Aurora Moldovanyi
Determining Standards of Quality for Pay Fishing Establishments in West Virginia - C.D. Pierskalla, WVU; M.A. Schuett, Texas A&M University
Determining Demand and Describing a New Market Segment: Hybrid Bluegill and Recreational Pay Fishing
J. Fields, C. Pierskalla, M. Schuett, and K. DeCarlo, West Virginia University, Texas A&M University
Honeycomb Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Materials for Raceway Construction - J.F. Davalos, A. Vantaram, J. Robinson, West Virginia University
Physiological Responses of Arctic Char During 5.5 Hour Live Transport with Ice-slurry, Aqui-s™, or Carbon Dioxide
Chris D. Nelson, Patricia Mazik, Melody Danley, P.Brett Kenney, Joe Hankins
Development of Value-Added Food From Trout - Jacek Jaczynski, Sarah K. Beamer, West Virginia University
Evaluation of the Use of Treated Mine Water for Rainbow Trout Production - Roger C. Viadero, Jr., Aislinn E. Tierney, West Virginia University

Pictures (PDF Format)


January  18, 2003
WVU Jackson's Mill State 4-H & Conference Center, Weston, WV.
Contact:
Kenneth Semmens, 1052 Agricultural Sciences Building,
Morgantown, WV (304)293-6131 ext. 4211

Conference Presentations (PDF Format)

Fish Health Certification in West Virginia - Julie Babak-Williams, Ana Baya, and Kenneth Semmens
Aquaculture in West Virginia: Update 2003 - Julie Delabbio and Kenneth Semmens
Trout Farming 101: Do's and Don'ts & Closing Comments - Robert L. Pritts, Laurel Hill Trout Farm
Aquaculture Research at West Virginia University - Kenneth Semmens
The Effect of Residency on Marketing Fee Fishing Recreational Activities - Tom Ponzurick, Cy Logar, Kenneth Semmens, and Alan Matthews

Conference Handouts (PDF Format)
 
Summary of Aquaculture Economics Research at West Virginia University - Gerald D'Souza
Aquaculture Food and Marketing Development Project Progress Report, January 2003 - Julio F. Davalos & Justin Robinson
West Virginia Fee Fishing Study Summary Report - Chad D. Pierskalla, Michael A. Schuett, Jamie N. Fields, Aurora Moldovanyi

Posters (PDF Format)

Grass Carp - Kenneth Semmens
Determining Standards of Quality for Pay Fishing Establishments in West Virginia - WVU Division of Forestry
Verifying Yield at Two West Virginia Trout Farms - K. Semmens, Julie Delabbio, and Jonathan Eya
Time and Temperature Affect Storage Stability of Rainbow Trout Fillets - N. Kamireddy, P. Brett Kenney, J. Jaczynski, S. Slider, and R. Kiser
The Effect of Commercially Available Diets on Growth and Protein Metabolism in Two Strains of Bluegill Sunfish
Beth Stinefelt, Kenneth Semmens, Jonathan Eya, Kenneth P. Blemings
The Effect of Residency on Marketing Fee Fishing Recreational Activities - Tom Ponzurick, Cy Logar, Kenneth Semmens, and Alan Matthews
Vacuum Tumbling Affects Sucrose Penetration and thereby Alters Trout Muscle, Frozen Storage Quality
Sitima Jittinandana, P. Brett Kenney, and Susan Slider, (WVU Div of Animal and Veterinary Sciences)

Pictures (PDF Format)


January 12, 2002
Days Inn Conference Center, Flatwoods, WV.
Contact:
Kenneth Semmens, 1052 Agricultural Sciences Building,
Morgantown, WV (304)293-6131 ext. 4211

Conference Presentations (PDF Format)

Aquaculture in West Virginia: Update 2002 - Julie Delabbio, Bluefield State College
Economics of Aquaculture in West Virginia - Gerald D'Souza, WVU
Aquaculture as a Post-Mining Land Use in West Virginia - Daniel Miller, WVU
Ensuring Trout Quality Through Animal Management and Product Technology  Part 1-Melody Danley, etal
Ensuring Trout Quality Through Animal Management and Product Technology Part 2 - Brett Kenney, etal
From Producer to Producer -  David Smith, Freshwater Farms of Ohio 
Effluent Characterization of Flow-Through Aquaculture Operations in W.Va. - James H Cunninghan and Roger C. Viadero, Jr., WVU
The Recreational Fee Fishing Market - Tom Ponzurick, etal
The Privatization of High Appalachian - Pete Corteville
Fish Health Certification in West Virginia:  Results of Year 1 - Julie Bebak-Williams, Freshwater Institute 

Conference Pictures
Forum Taste Test Summary


January 20, 2001
Days Inn Conference Center, Flatwoods, WV.
Contact:
Kenneth Semmens, 1052 Agricultural Sciences Building,
Morgantown, WV (304)293-6131 ext. 4211

Conference Presentations
Casta Line Trout Farms Presentation - Bryan Plemmons  (PDF Format) - Do's List Narrative 
    ( http://www.castalinetroutfarms.bizland.com )
Preharvest Factors Affect Rainbow Trout Muscle Quality - B. Kenney (PDF Format)
Chronic Exposure to CO2: Physiological Stress Responses and Growth of Rainbow Trout - M. Danley (PDF Format)
Trout Yield Verification Trial - Jonathan Eya (PDF Format)
Marketing WV Aquaculture: Recreational Fee Fishing - Thomas Ponzurick (This is preliminary information) (PDF Format)
West Virginia Aquaculture Update 2000 - Julie Delabbio, Bluefield State College (PDF Format)
Fresh Water Institute

Conference Pictures
Forum Taste Test Summary


Other Workshops

Aquaculture Business Planning - May 21, 2005

Presentations

Costs of Production - Debra Sloan
Developing a Focus - Ken Semmens
Estimating Production - Ken Semmens
Putting It All Together - Tom McConnell


Spreadsheets Templates - Excel

Estimating Ration for Trout
Cashflow Plus
Co Financial Statement

Handouts

A Quick Estimation of Feed and Fingerling Costs to Produce a One-Pound Fish - Ken Semmens
Core Financial Concepts: Budgeting Mechanics & Projections  - Mike Lehan
Customer Oriented Market Research & Emerging Markets: Know Your Customer - Mike Lehan
Economic Analysis of Hybrid Bluegill Production in West Virginia - T. Borisova, K. Semmens, G. D'Souza
West Virginia Office of Business Registration Applications and Instructions for Business Startup


Magazine Articles

Common Sense Marketing - Leo Ray, from Aquaculture Magazine, 2001
How to Avoid Losing Your Shirt in Aquaculture - Richard Fassler, from Aquaculture Magazine, 1993