Managing Natural Productivity In Channel Caffish Nursery Ponds

摘要

Although channel catfish culture is the largest aqua-culture industry in the United States, little research has been conducted on improving the efficiency of the fry-to-fingerling stage of production. Survival of fry after stocking into nursery pondsis unpredictable and highly variable. More effective pond fertilization practices and zooplankton population monitoring may be ways to improve the efficiency of this stage of catfish production.