Aquaculture
Florida aquaculture products bring in about $100 million in sales annually. Half of this revenue is from tropical fish, which account for 95% of the nation's total.
Aquatic Crops
In Florida, one thousand aquaculturists grow over 1,500 aquatic crops--fish (including tropical species), plants, mollusks, crustaceans, and reptiles--using a variety of production systems.
Business Management
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
Catfish Budget (xls)
Culture of Worms for Bait or Fish Food
Dissolved Oxygen for Fish Production
Fertilization of Fresh Water Fish Ponds
Managing Florida Ponds for Fishing
Other Sites & Publications
Economics & Marketing--University of Arkansas
Fee Fishing--University of Arkansas
Small Scale Marketing Fact Sheets--SRAC
Fisheries
UF/IFAS Sites
Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Freshwater Aquaculture & Farm Ponds
UF/IFAS Publications
Managing Florida Ponds for Fishing
Other Sites & Publications
Fisheries Biology for Everyone--National Sea Grant Library (pdf)
Saltwater Fishing--Florida FWC
Getting Started
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
Beginners Guide to Water Management
Introduction to Fish Health Management
Other Sites & Publications
Aquaculture: Realities and Potentials When Getting Started--Texas A&M University (pdf)
Beginning Aquaculture Fact Sheets--SRAC
Developing Business Proposals for Aquaculture Loans--SRAC (pdf)
Getting Started in Aquaculture--Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service (pdf)
Starting a Business in Aquaculture--University of Arkansas
Harvesting & Grading
UF/IFAS Sites
Harvesting, Grading, and Transportation
Other Sites & Publications
Harvesting and Grading Fish--University of Arkansas
Harvesting, Holding and Hauling Fact Sheets--SRAC
Health
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
Common Freshwater Fish Parasites Pictorial Guide: Nematodes
On-Farm Transport of Ornamental Fish
Introduction to Fish Health Management
Nematode (Roundworm) Infections in Fish
Stress: Its Role in Fish Disease
Other Sites & Publications
Nutrition
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
A Beginner's Guide to Water Management: Nutrients
Other Sites & Publications
Culture of Small Zooplankters for the Feeding of Larval Fish--SRAC (pdf)
Production Practices & Pond Management
UF/IFAS Sites
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
UF/IFAS Publications
Aquatic Toxicology Notes: Predicting the Fate and Effects of Aquatic and Ditchbank Herbicides
Fish Fingerlings: Purchasing, Transporting and Stocking
The Utilization of a Fish Pump for Harvesting Shrimp from Tanks and Ponds
Other Sites & Publications
Algae Blooms in Commercial Fish Production Ponds--Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (pdf)
Aquaculture Production BMPs--LSU
Aquatic Vegetation Control Fact Sheets--SRAC
Cage Culture Fact Sheets--SRAC
Farm Pond Management--University of Arkansas
Recirculating Systems Fact Sheets--SRAC
Renovating Leaky Ponds--SRAC (pdf)
