Tag: cultured species

Chris Green, Assistant Professor of Aquaculture, Louisiana State University AgCenter

Cocahoe minnows (photo courtesy of Chris Green, Louisiana State University AgCenter).

Cocahoe ninnows (Fundulus grandis) are top minnows native to the intertidal marshes of the Gulf of Mexico waters. They are known by other names including: mud minnows, bull minnows, and Gulf kilifish. As a common estuarine species, it is often consumed by game fish, thus making it a popular live baitfish for marine anglers. Throughout their range, …

Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas)

Vanessa Weldon, Extension Associate, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Rosy red fathead minnows (photo courtesy of Nathan Stone, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff).

The fathead minnow is a small, thick-bodied fish with a blunt head and small mouth. Normal fathead minnows are dark olive on the upper body, shading to a silver color on the sides and abdomen. The rosy red minnow is light pinkish-orange and is a color variant of the …

Vanessa Weldon, Extension Associate, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Goldfish in a recirculating system (photo courtesy of David Cline, Auburn University).

Goldfish (Carassius auratus) were introduced into the United States in the late 1600s and are now widespread across the continent. While the goldfish is non-indigenous, it is not a particularly invasive species and normally does not reach problematic densities in the wild. The goldfish is a good example of a non-native species that has widespread distribution …

Vanessa Weldon, Extension Associate, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Baitfish

The freshwater recreational fishing industry pours billions of dollars of revenue into the nation’s economy, a portion of which is spent on purchasing live bait. Wild-caught baitfish cannot provide a consistent, high-quality supply to meet the demands of fishermen. Farmed-raised baitfish does so quite effectively. According to the Census of Aquaculture, 257 baitfish farms produced $38 million worth of baitfish in 2005 (USDA 2006). The farm-raised baitfish industry began …

Gary Fornshell, Extension Educator/Aquaculture, University of Idaho

Trout Culture

The trout industry in the United States traces its roots back to the mid-1800s. America’s westward expansion created more demand on local fish populations. The development of an artificial spawning system for egg incubation and early rearing of fry …