North Central Regional Aquaculture Center

Salmonid Egg and Fingerling Purchases, Production, and Sales

The North Central Region (NCR) of the U.S. aquaculture industry is growing and changing. Salmonids (salmon and trout) are among the principal fishes currently cultured in the NCR — the rainbow trout being the number one species produced commercially (NCA-23 1987).

To better assist the salmon and trout producers within the NCR, the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC) has established a Salmonid Research Work Group to initiate new research that will benefit the aquaculture industry.

This study, Salmonid Egg and Fingerling Purchases, Production, and Sales,  was designed to: (1) determine existing salmonid production by species and strains, and in what states they are being produced; (2) provide a description of salmonid egg purchase, source, and type; (3) summarize salmonid egg production, point of sale, and type; (4) determine salmonid fingerling purchase and source; and (5) describe salmonid fingerling production and point of sale.