The following agenda and presentations are from the 2018 North Central Aquaculture Conference held in Kansas City, Missouri on February 9 & 10, 2018. The event was a collaboration between the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center and the Missouri Aquaculture Association.

Audio voice over recordings as well as PDF versions of the presentations are provided.

Nutrition and Feeding

• Sustainable Aquaculture: The Feed Component (session with audio), Dr. Paul Brown
• Sustainable Aquaculture: The Feed Component (powerpoint only), Dr. Paul Brown

Best Management Practices

• Best Management Practices (session with audio), William Lynch, Dr. Joseph Morris, Matt Smith
• Water Quality BMP's: The Key to Good Fish Husbandry (powerpoint only), William Lynch and Matt Smith
• Aquatic Plant and Algae Management (powerpoint only), Dr. Joseph Morris
• Aeration BMP's in the Midwest (powerpoint only), Matt Smith

Aquaculture Research & Development

• Aquaculture Research and Development (session with audio), Dr. Jim Wetzel, Matt Smith
• Rainbow Trout Production in Hybrid RAS/Flow-through Systems (powerpoint only), Dr. Jim Wetzel
• Aquaculture Research and Development in the U.S. (powerpoint only), Matt Smith

Fish Health

• Fish Health (session with audio), Dr. Matt Rogge, Dr. Alex Primus, Dr. Thomas Loch
• Fish Health Management (powerpoint only), Dr. Matt Rogge
• Fish Anatomy and Disease Diagnosis (powerpoint only), Dr. Alex Primus
• Flavobacterial Diseases in Fish (powerpoint only), Dr. Thomas Loch

Fry and Fingerling Production

• Fry and Fingerling Production (session with audio), Dr. Joseph Morris, Curt Harrison, Stephen Grausgruber
• Pond Fertilization: Art, Science or Luck? (powerpoint only), Dr. Joseph Morris
• Sport Fish Fingerling Culture in Ponds (powerpoint only), Curtis Harrison
• Harvest and Transport of Fingerlings from Ponds (powerpoint only), Stephen Grausgruber

Farmer Real World Experiences

• Farmer Real World Experiences (session with audio), Marvin Emerson, Stan Slaughter, Mark Harbin
• Bits & Pieces Around Our 67 Year Old Trout Farm (powerpoint only), Marvin Emerson
• Fishy Compost (powerpoint only), Stan Slaughter
• Harbin Fish Farm (powerpoint only), Mark Harbin

Marketing and Business Planning

• Marketing and Business Planning (session with audio), Dr. Carole Engle, Dr. Ganesh Kumar, Paul Hitchens
• Strategic Marketing & Adapting to Dynamic Market Demand (powerpoint only), Dr. Carole Engle, Dr. Ganesh Kumar
• Live Haul Aquaculture Marketing & Advantages of Collective Sales (powerpoint only), Paul Hitchens

Emerging Issues and Regulations

• Emerging Issues and Regulations (session with audio), Paul Zajicek, Dr. Carole Engle, Dr. Ganesh Kumar, Cindy Borgwordt
• Aquaculture and the Lacey Act (powerpoint only), Paul Zajicek
• What do Regulations Really Cost U.S. Aquaculture? (powerpoint only), Dr. Carole Engle, Dr. Ganesh Kumar
• What's Required to Process Seafood - a Briefing of Requirements (powerpoint only), Cindy Borgwordt

Pond Culture and Management

• Pond Culture and Management (session with audio), Dr. Anita Kelly, Dr. David Brune
• Feed Training Carnivorous Fishes (powerpoint only), Dr. Anita Kelly
• Aquaculture Intensification: Partitioned Ponds, Split-Ponds and Intensive-Ponds (powerpoint only), Dr. David Brune

Aquaponics and RAS I

• Aquaponics and RAS I (session with audio), Dr. David Brune, Greg Fischer, Greg Trusso
• Zero-Discharge, Biofloc, Marine Shrimp Production (powerpoint only), Dr. David Brune
• Hatchery Design 101 (powerpoint only), Greg Fischer
• Commercial Recirculation Aquaculture: System Designs and Economics (powerpoint only), Greg Trusso

Aquaponics and Ras II

• Aquaponics and RAS II (session with audio), Dr. Chris Hartleb, Dr. Matt Rogge
• Trends in Aquaponics (powerpoint only), Dr. Chris Hartleb
• Microbes in Aquaponics (powerpoint only), Dr. Matt Rogge