The farming of finfish, shellfish and other aquatic animals has become big business during the past 20 years. Recent developments include production of aquatic plants, organic production (non-U.S.), and fish/plant integrated systems.
Aquaculture
Regional Aquaculture Centers (RACs)
The mission of the RACs is to support aquaculture research, development, demonstration, and extension education to enhance viable and profitable U.S. aquaculture production to benefit consumers, producers, service industries, and the American economy.
Commodities and Products: Aquaculture
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center.
Reports on the aquaculture industry, explores small-scale aquaculture and describes how to market products. Profiles more than 15 farmed species.
Aquaculture Automated Database Searches
USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.
Conduct automated, real-time, searches to locate current resources on aquaculture-related topics - ready-made searches for AGRICOLA, USDA Agricultural Research Service, all USDA servers and Internet search engines.
Fish, 2003
USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
A comprehensive resource on fish used in research and aquaculture covering pain and distress, husbandry, guidelines, and regulatory issues.
Aquaculture Enterprises: Considerations and Strategies
National Center for Appropriate Technology. ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.
Explores important considerations that must be weighed when planning an aquaculture enterprise and provides a list of resources and contacts for additional information.
Molluscs, 2003
USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
Contains lists of citations, Web sites, and organizations relating to the rearing, care, and housing of molluscs in research laboratories and aquaculture.
FishBase
Froese, R.; Pauly, D.
Searchable database contains more than 30,000 fish species known to science for professionals such as research scientists, fisheries managers and zoologists. FishBase was developed at the WorldFish Center in collaboration with the FAO and many other partners.
Environmentally Friendly Aquaculture Digital Library
National Sea Grant Library.
Contains documents relating to aquaculture and arranged into the following subject areas: general, open ocean, cage/net pen culture, recirculating systems, stock enhancement, laws/regulations, and design/construction. Some documents are available online, others may be borrowed or ordered.
Finfish Aquaculture Workbook Series
Maryland Sea Grant Extension.
A series of fact sheets about fish farm and pond maintenance. A list of relevant videos and publications is provided.
FINS: Fish Information Service
Active Window Productions, Inc.
Aquaria reference and hobbyist information.
Fishing for Information
University of Stirling; Aqua TT, Ltd.
A collaborative effort to identify and link to international resources available from government, academia, associations, organizations, industry, and others on aquaculture and related aquatic science.