Browsing by Author "Hanson, Terrill"

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Age frequency, growth, mortality and PAH levels of roughtongue bass, Pronotogrammus martinicensis, following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Biermann, Lindsay (2016-12-06)

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill and its immediate effects on the surrounding ecosystems have been extensively examined, but longer term effects are still widely unknown. Among the regions potentially affected ...

Bio-economic Factors Affecting Feasibility of Floating In-pond Raceway Systems: A Stella Modeling Approach

Regan, Rachel (2011-05-19)

Floating in-pond raceway (FIPR) systems have the potential to efficiently compete with conventional ponds in their ability to produce large quantities of fish profitably. However, little is known about the biological and ...

Bioeconomics of Flavobacterium columnare vaccine pond trials for channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus

Malecki, Jillian (2020-05-11)

The US farm-raised catfish industry has had a variety of problems in the last decade, both in production and marketing. Increased disease pressures have come primarily from the ubiquitous pathogens responsible for columnaris ...

Black Bass Habitat Use and Availability at Multiple Scales in Middle Chattahoochee River Tributaries

Katechis, Charles (Chase) (2015-12-10)

The focus of this study was on tributaries of the Middle Chattahoochee River where Shoal Bass Micropterus cataractae and Chattahoochee Bass Micropterus chattahoochae are experiencing declines, mainly due to anthropogenic ...

Chemical composition and pollution potential of fish and shrimp feeds

Chatvijitkul, Sirirat (2015-12-04)

The objectives of this research were to assess the resources use for producing aquaculture feeds and to determine the waste loads of nutrients to the culture system (system loads), along with the solution to reduce nutrient ...

Comparisons Among Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus, Blue Catfish I. furcatus, Channel ♀ × Blue ♂ Hybrid Catfish and Transgenic Channel Catfish for Growth, Cold and Salinity Tolerance

Youssef, Nermeen (2017-04-12)

Two studies were performed related to salinity tolerance and the potential effect of climate change on genetic choices for catfish farming. The first study examined the growth rate and survival rate among channel catfish ...

Distribution, Relative Abundance, and Habitat Association of Tallapoosa Bass Micropterus tallapoosae in the Tallapoosa River Drainage, Alabama.

Thompson, Nathan (2021-07-16)

The diversity of freshwater fishes and black bass Micropterus spp. in the United States are concentrated in the southeastern region. Dams, anthropogenic land use, fragmentation, invasive species and other factors are ...

Economic Impact of Recreational Angling on Reservoir and Tailrace Sections of Millers Ferry Reservoir, Alabama

Gratz, Steven (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 Value of Recreational Fishing on Walter F. George Reservoir (aka Lake Eufaula), Alabama and Georgia

Plauger, Jeremy (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

Snellings, Patrick (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 ...

The Effects of the Masou Salmon Delta5-Desaturase Transgene on N-3 Fatty Acid Production in F1 Transgenic Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) and Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Bugg, William (2017-04-21)

The objectives of this study were determine the effectiveness of the Masou salmon delta5-desaturase transgene driven by a beta-actin promoter for improving n-3 fatty acid production in F1 transgenic common carp, Cyprinus ...

Evaluation of a Mechanical Grader for the Improvement of the Aquaculture Production of the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Coddington Ring, Courtney (2012-01-09)

In order to develop culture regiments that increase oyster product quality and profitability, commercially available oyster aquaculture growout gear, a rotary style mechanical grader (“tumbler”) and three handling treatments ...

Evaluation of a Trivalent Vaccine for Aeromonas hydrophila, Flavobacterium columnare, and Edwardsiella ictaluri Using In-pond Raceway Systems in West Alabama

James, Jesse (2019-07-15)

A trivalent vaccine, for virulent Aeromonas hydrophila, Flavobacterium columnare, and Edwardsiella ictaluri, was tested using in-pond raceway systems (IPRS) located in three active commercial catfish ponds. The goal of ...

An Evaluation of Feed Management, the Use of Automatic Feeders, and Feed Leaching in the Culture of Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

Ullman, Carter (2017-11-20)

Feed management is widely considered to be one of the most important factors of shrimp production, however it has been grossly under studied using standardized methods. New and improving technology is making the use of ...

Exploring the social habitat of Alabama Public Land Hunters

Birdsong, Max (2019-05-15)

The United States has been facing a decline in the number of licensed hunters since around 1980, posing a serious threat to state conservation agencies who receive funding from hunting license sales. Recent research ...

Factors Affecting the Frequency of Oversized and Undersized Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, ? X Blue Catfish, I. furcatus, ? Hybrid Catfish at Food Fish Harvest and their Economic Impact

Gosh, Kamal (2018-07-19)

Hybrid catfish (channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, ♀ x blue catfish, I. furcatus, ♂) farming is a prime example of yield intensification but has witnessed growth variability problem. Investigating the causative factors ...

Fish Kill Loss Valuation through Estimation of Angling Effort and Use Valuation on Three Mid-Size Alabama Rivers

Carson, Phil (2022-07-25)

State fisheries management agencies seek financial restitution following a fish kill. Economic losses due to fish kills on rivers have been underestimated in Alabama, as user loss values have not been included as a loss ...

A Histological Evaluation of the Development of Respiratory Structures in Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and Tra (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)

Backenstose, Nathan (2018-04-25)

In the realm of finfish production, Siluriformes is one of the most dominant orders on an international scale. Within the United States the family Ictiluridae is most common, while Pangasiids and Clariids are cultured in ...

Integrating Effluent from Recirculating Aquaculture Systems with Greenhouse Cucumber and Tomato Production

Pickens, Jeremy (2015-07-28)

Experiments were conducted to evaluate the feasibility of greenhouse vine crop production using aquaculture effluent as a water and nutrient source. In the summer of 2012, cucumbers grown with aquaculture effluent (AE) ...

Movement and Fate of Stocked Rainbow Trout in an Alabama Tailwater

Baker, Sarah (2019-07-15)

Hypolimnetic discharge from reservoirs in the southern U.S. provides water temperatures cold enough to support Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss fisheries in regions where they otherwise could not exist. The Sipsey Fork ...