North Central Regional Aquaculture Center

Cage Culture of Fish in the North Central Region

The commercial production of fish is most commonly performed in open ponds, raceways, water reuse systems, and cages. Cage culture of fish is an intensive production method that allows the farmer to utilize existing farm ponds, borrow pits, or strip pits normally unsuitable for open pond culture, by enclosing fish in cages or pens.

This bulletin, Cage Culture of Fish in the North Central Region, covers

• Site selection
• Water quality
• Species selection
• Floating fish cage construction
• Fish cage placement
• Feeding
• Harvesting and over-wintering
• Diseases and other problems
• Economics of cage culture

Additional information concerning cage culture can be found at http://srac.tamu.edu/index.cfm?catid=5.