www.ncrac.org

The North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC) is one of the five Regional Aquaculture Centers established by Congress that are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. NCRAC is an administrative unit that serves the twelve states in the North Central Region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Overview
Strategic Plan (28 Kb pdf file)
NCRAC Operations Manual (223 Kb pdf file)
Policies (41 Kb pdf file)

News

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 - New Publication on Vermicomposting of Aquaculture Wastes

Ames, IA, June 16, 2011: The North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC) is pleased to announce the availability of a new publication entitled Processing Aquaculture System Biosolids by Worm Composting – Vermicomposting

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 - Fish Nutrition LaunchPad Public Release

Based on a “workshop” platform, this web site is conceptually a Launchpad for fish nutrition. The goal of this web site is to address the current knowledge of nutrition requirements of aquaculture species specific to the North Central Region (NCR), e.g., centrarchids and percids.

Other Aquaculture Sites and Contacts:

NCR Aquaculture Roadmap

State Importation and Transportation Requirements for Cultured Aquatic Animals
AquaNIC (Aquaculture Network Information Center)
Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture
USDA Aquaculture
Cooperative Extension/Sea Grant Contacts
North Central Aquaculture Regional Extension Facilitator
Aquaculture Drug Update (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Aquatic Animal Drug Approval Partnership)

Regional Aquaculture Centers (RAC) Programs