Growing Fish

General Information

Getting Started in Aquaculture in West Virginia
Aquaculture Production Record Forms for Tanks or Raceways
Aquaculture Site Evaluation Questionnaire
Measuring the Size and Volume of Ponds
Water Quality for Aquaculture
West Virginia Aquaculture Facts - From the 1998 Census of Aquaculture

 

Catfish

Manuals

Catfish Farming in Kentucky - KSU

Trout

Raising Trout in Ponds in West Virginia
Budgets for Raising Trout in Pond Cages
Feed Size Chart for Trout

 

Manuals

Manual for Rainbow Trout Production on the Family-Owned Farm -George W. Klontz
 

Fact Sheets

Twelve Uses of Salt on the Trout Farm - Charles W. Johnson, NC Cooperative Extension

Links

Trout - Aquaculture Network Information Center
Commercial Trout Production in Western North Carolina
Nelson's Silver Cup Downloads

Shrimp

Manual

Shrimp - The Maylasian Freshwater Prawn - KSU Prawn Production Manual

Hybrid Striped Bass

Raising Hybrid Striped Bass in Ponds in West Virginia

Baitfish

We are working to develop this site as a reference source for aquaculture in West Virginia. If you have suggestions about how this site can serve you better, contact:
Kenneth J. Semmens, Ph.D.
Extension Specialist - Aquaculture
1052 Agricultural Sciences Building, P.O. Box 6108, Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
Office: 304-293-6131 Ext. 4211, Fax: 304-293-6954