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This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming channel catfish.

This article from Lousiana University looks at water quality and management for crawfish.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming bighead carp.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming silver carp.

This article from the University of Louisiana looks at the stocking of crawfish including species and size, stocking dates, habitat and handling.

Pond location, design and construction are the most important physical factors for successful crawfish production. Proper design and construction give the crawfish farmer better control over flooding, drainage, forage management, water circulation and harvesti…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming common carp (Cyprinidae).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus Valenciennes).

The crawfish or 'crayfish' industry is continuing to grow in certain areas of the world. This article looks at the life cycle, burrow requirements, molting and nutritional needs of two specific species - the red swamp crawfish and the white river crawfish.

Intensified aquaculture can lead to the emergence of disease in virtually all fish and shellfish species, according to Vaughn E. Ostland, PhD, Intrinsic LifeSciences, La Jolla, California, USA.

Dr Gina Conroy, an aquaculture adviser and consultant to a number of large organisations, looks at the prevalence of streptococcus species in Latin America and their pathological manifestations.

The latest figures released by the US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service show statistics on domestically grown catfish and US imports of salmon, tilapia and shrimp. Summarised by TheFishSite junior editor, Charlotte Johnston.

To improve our understanding of streptococcal disease in tilapia, Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, Brian Sheehan performed extensive epidemiological studies in the major tilapia-producing countries of Asia and Latin America.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Indian Carp (Catla catla).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Japanese eel.

With aquaculture the fastest growing food production system in the world, there are negative social and environmental impacts related to farming, such as water pollution, the spread of diseases and unfair labour practices on farms. To promote practices that co…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Crucian carp.

With increasing global consumption of fish and increased demand in the developing world, Neil Wendover, Technical Services Manager for Intervet/ Schering-Plough Animal Health, looks at tilapia health management.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming European eel.

Norway's National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) has determined the content of certain undesirable substances in marine oils for human consumption and in selected fish and fish products.

Pangasius production is back into full swing, according to Helga Josupeit in the latest issue of FAO Globefish.

With financial pressure mounting from all directions, how the US catfish industry might wriggle free from this dangerous predicament is under intense debate. Adam Anson, writing for TheFishSite, reports.

Crucian carp is a freshwater fish that inhabits lakes, rivers and reservoirs in various countries in Asia and Europe. In this fact sheet, produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, the different systems of crucian carp production …

During the first months of 2009 pangasius was under pressure, as Russia and Egypt banned imports, says this Food and Agriculture Organisation, GLOBEFISH report.