Description: Introduction to the principles & practices of fish culture with an emphasis on aquatic systems.

Textbook: Wedemeyer, G. (ed). 2001 Fish Hatchery Management (2nd ed.).

Syllabus Fall 2007 (pdf)

Supplemental Readings:

• Best Management Practices for Aquaculture in WI (5,102kb pdf)
• Manual on the Production and Use of Live Food in Aquaculture (47,704kb pdf)
• Trends in Global Aquaculture Production: 1984-1996 (226kb pdf)
• Effects of Aquaculture on World Fish Supply (232kb pdf)
• Aquaculture Outlook 2006 (153kb pdf)
• A Basic Overview of Aquaculture 1992 (297kb pdf)
• Managing Ammonia in Fish ponds (114kb pdf)
• Ammonia in Fish Ponds (75kb pdf)
• Aquaculture Effluents: A Guide for Water Quality Regulators & Aquaculturists (966kb pdf)
• Carbon Dioxide in Fish Ponds (169kb pdf)
• Nitrite in Fish Ponds (91kb pdf)
• Interactions of pH, Carbon Dioxide, Alkalinity & Hardness in Fish Ponds (74kb pdf)
• Aquaculture Effluents & Waste By-products (2,207kb pdf)
• Hormone Control of Reproduction in Fish for Induced Spawning (79kb pdf)
• Introduction to Hormone-Induced Spawning of Fish (46kb pdf)
• Hormone Preparation, Dosage Calculation, and Injection Techniques for Induced Spawning of Fish (65kb pdf)
• Genetic Improvement of Cold-water Fish Species (96kb pdf)
• Techniques for Taking & Fertilizing the Spawn of Fish (103kb pdf)
• Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment during Egg Incubation Improves Channel Catfish Hatching Success (269kb pdf)
• Iodophor Disinfection of Fish Eggs (35kb pdf)
• Artemia Production for Marine Larval Fish Culture (123kb pdf)
• Evaluation of Artificial Diets for Cultured Fish (31kb pdf)
• Drugs Used in the US Aquaculture Industry (53kb pdf)
• Biosecurity Protection for Fish Operations (57kb pdf)
• The Role of Stress in Fish Disease (37kb pdf)
• Use and Application of Salt in Aquaculture (30kb pdf)
• Medicated Feed for Food Fish (66kb pdf)
• General Fish Health Management (102kb pdf)
• Fish Health Inspections: What are They? (28kb pdf)
• Anesthetics in Aquaculture (63kb pdf)
• Pond Fertilization: Initiating an Algal Bloom (61kb pdf)
• Fertilization of Fish Fry Ponds (222kb pdf)
• Pond Aeration (217kb pdf)
• Pond Mixing (163kb pdf)
• In-Pond Raceways (262kb pdf)
• Open Channel Flow in Aquaculture (78kb pdf)
• Settling Basin Design (123kb pdf)
• Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: Overview (143kb pdf)
• Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: Component Options (379kb pdf)
• Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems: Management (116kb pdf)
• Cage Culture of Fish in the North Central Region (2,341kb pdf)
• Cage Culture: Species Suitable for Cage Culture (112kb pdf)
• Partitioned Aquaculture Systems (84kb pdf)
• Pond Recirculating Production Systems (227kb pdf)
• Culture of Small Zooplankters for the Feeding of Larval Fish (126kb pdf)
• Components & Use of an In-pond Fish Grading System (529kb pdf)
• Sorting & Grading Warmwater Fish (4,620kb pdf)
• Harvesting Warmwater Fish (5,167kb pdf)
• Transportation of Warmwater Fish: Equipment & Guidelines (3,123kb pdf)
• Transportation of Warmwater Fish: Procedures & Loading Rates (2,677kb pdf)
• Transportation of Warmwater Fish: Loading Rates & Tips by Species (10,836kb pdf)
• Using Salt to Transport Live Fish (23kb pdf)
• Pure Oxygen & Live Fish Transport (15kb pdf)
• Processing & Marketing Aquacultured Fish (97kb pdf)
• Small Scale, On-farm Fish Processing (33kb pdf)
• Genetic Effects of Captive Breeding Cause a Rapid, Cumulative Fitness Decline in the Wild (279kb pdf)
• Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies (329kb pdf)
• Fish as food: aquaculture's contribution (321kb pdf)
• Making Wise Choices When Direct Marketing Your Aquaculture Products (56kb pdf)
• Business Planning for Aquaculture-Is It Feasible? (61kb pdf)
• Making Plans for Commercial Aquaculture in the North Central Region (72kb pdf)