Browsing by Department "Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures"
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Economic Impact of Recreational Angler Visitation to Lake Guntersville, Alabama
(2013-08-22)
Recreational fishing in Alabama is a major revenue source for communities surrounding popular fishing destinations as well as a source of tax revenue for local, regional, and state governments. Statewide economic data on ...
Economic Impact of Recreational Angling on Reservoir and Tailrace Sections of Millers Ferry Reservoir, Alabama
(2017-04-17)
Recreational fishing creates a large source of income within the state of Alabama through both direct sales for local communities and taxes. Knowing how much and where anglers spend money fishing specific destinations ...
Economic Impact of Striped Bass Angler Visitation at Lewis Smith Lake, Alabama
(2012-04-09)
Recreational fishing for black bass (largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides and Alabama bass M. henshalli) and stocked striped bass Morone saxatilis are popular activities at Lewis Smith Lake, Alabama. The objective of the ...
The Economic Significance of Aquatic Biotechnology in the Production of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Female X Blue Catfish (I. furcatus) Male Hybrid (CB Hybrid) Embryos
(2007-12-15)
The current cost of commercially producing CB hybrid catfish fry is 325% higher than that of channel catfish due to the CB hybrid’s high production costs and low hatch rates. However, CB hybrid catfish fingerlings cost ...
Economic Value of Recreational Fishing on Walter F. George Reservoir (aka Lake Eufaula), Alabama and Georgia
(2018-11-16)
Recreational angling can be a major source of revenue for the local communities and States surrounding large reservoirs. This study estimated the angling effort and annual value of recreational angling at Walter F. George ...
Economic Value of the Tournament Black Bass Fishery on Lake Guntersville, Alabama
(2015-05-08)
Lake Guntersville is one of the most renown black bass fisheries in the United States and as such attracts many tournaments of various sizes and competition levels. This study attempted to quantify the economic impact of ...
Economic Viability of Floating In-Pond Raceway Systems for Commercial Hybrid Catfish Production
(2016-08-09)
An in-pond raceway (IPRS) production trial was conducted in Dallas County, AL from January to November 2015. The goal of this work was to see how this new technology would behave in a commercial catfish farm setting and ...
Effect of Ammonia Nitrogen on Production and Haemolymph of Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Cultured in Low Salinity Ponds in Greene County, Alabama
(2014-07-24)
Water temperature, pH, and concentration of total ammonia nitrogen were measured on 12 sampling date in summer 2013 in eight shrimp ponds on an inland, low-salinity shrimp farm in Alabama. Shrimp haemolymph samples also ...
Effect of Aquaculture Practices on Fish Microbial Communities
(2018-07-24)
Channel and hybrid catfish are the main aquaculture species in the USA. One of the most significant problems that catfish producers face is the presence of bacterial diseases throughout production. These diseases can cause ...
The Effect of Diet and the Masou Salmon Delta5-Desaturase Transgene on Delta6-Desaturase and Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase Gene Expression and N-3 Fatty Acid Level in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
(2013-07-10)
The omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) play important roles in human health. Transgenic technology and diet regulation elevated the omega-3 fatty acid levels in ...
Effect of Genetics on Body Weight Variability in Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Female X Blue Catfish (I. furcatus) Hybirds
(2017-11-17)
Hybrid catfish have become common in the catfish production industry in the United States accounting for 50-70% of all catfish produced. Variable body weight of hybrid catfish can create production and marketing problems ...
Effect of Host Age and PKH26 Dye Concentration on Stem Cell Viability, Colonization Rate, and Offspring Performance for Production of Xenogenic Catfish
(2020-05-15)
Xenogenesis has been identified as an innovative technology for hybrid catfish (♀ channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus × ♂ blue catfish, I. furcatus) embryo production. Currently, blue catfish donor stem cells are collected ...
Effect of Sodium Nitrate Treatment on Water and Sediment Quality in Laboratory and Pond Studies
(2008-12-15)
Sodium nitrate (NaNO3) has been widely used in shrimp aquaculture ponds as a fertilizer, a water quality enhancer and a bottom soil oxidant. This study was conducted to determine whether or not treatment with sodium nitrate ...
Effectiveness of coated controlled-released sulfate as an algicide for phytoplankton control in ponds
(2013-04-23)
Copper sulfate and diuron are the two common treatments for controlling blue-green
algae, the cause off-flavor in aquaculture ponds, especially catfish ponds. Copper sulfate has
been used most widely because of its lower ...
The Effects of a Modified Flow Regime on Fish Assemblages in a Third-Order Piedmont Stream in Lee County, Auburn, Alabama
(2007-12-15)
I examined the effects of a modified flow regime on fish assemblage condition over a 2-year period at two sites in Chewacla Creek, a third-order Piedmont stream (Lee County, AL). My goal was to assess the biotic condition ...
Effects of Anoxia on Histology, Bacteriology, Condition Index, Glycogen Levels, and Fecundity in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica
(2007-05-15)
The eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, is well known for its commercial and ecological roles in Mobile Bay, AL. During summer months oysters may be exposed to hypoxic and occasionally anoxic conditions which in turn ...
Effects of basket arrangement and stocking density when using the adjustable long-line system for oyster grow-out
(2013-03-27)
In recent years, as demand has risen, interest has grown in diversifying Alabama’s oyster harvest to include oysters for the premium half shell market. The adjustable long-line system (ALS) can be used to grow oysters ...
Effects of desiccation practices and ploidy on Vibrio spp. abundances of cultured oysters, Crassostrea virginica
(2016-05-05)
The expansion of off-bottom aquaculture of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, to the Gulf of Mexico accompanied by high temperatures, which are correlated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus, has ...
The effects of dietary inclusion of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product in a commercial catfish ration on growth, immune readiness, and columnaris disease susceptibility
(2017-11-16)
Aquaculture is the fastest growing sector of animal agriculture. However, sustainable
expansion and intensification of aquaculture worldwide has been severely hampered by disease.
In the US catfish industry, the ...
Effects of Hydrologic Change on Stream Fish Assemblages in Alabama
(2016-04-26)
Alabama is home to the most diverse aquatic fauna in the United States. A major threat to this fauna is habitat degradation mediated by hydrologic alteration. Land cover changes contribute to disrupted flow patterns and ...