A project on management (biological, chemical,physical) of snails for grub control. This project is chaired by Gregory W. Whitledge, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
The objectives of this project are: Read more about Management of Snails for Grub Control
Project Objectives: Read more about Assessment of CO2 and Inorganic Nitrogen Compounds to Enhance Winter Kill
(funded project 1)
The first Salmonids Funded Project. Chaired by Paul Brown
Objectives:
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(funded project #2)
The second Salmonids Funded Project. Chaired by Paul Brown
Objectives: Read more about Culture Technology of Salmonids #2
(funded project #3)
The third Salmonids Funded Project. Chaired by Ron Rosati (Terry Berry became Chair on 4/9/96).
Objectives: Read more about Culture Technology of Salmonids #3
(funded project #4)
The fourth Salmonid Funded Project. Chaired by Paul Brown
Objectives: Read more about Improving Salmonid Aquaculture in the North Central Region
(Sunfish Funded Project 1)
The first Sunfish Funded Project. Chaired by Bruce Tetzlaff
Objectives:
1. To determine the mechanisms of sex control in sunfish and to produce and evaluate polyploid sunfish and hybrids.
2. To compare the optimum temperature-food conversion relationship of selected hybrids with those of the parentals, and to determine optimum stocking densities of hybrid sunfish.
Participants: Read more about Culture of Bluegill and Crappie for Food Fish #1
(funded project 2)
The second Sunfish Funded Project. Chaired by Bob Sheehan
Objectives:
Participants: Read more about Culture of Bluegill and Crappie for Food Fish #2
The third Sunfish Funded Project. Chaired by Don Garling
Objectives:
1. Produce a production manual, accompanying videos and other information as necessary to demonstrate the technology for culturing centrarchids.
2. Determine the major nutritional requirements for centrarchids and to compare their growth and performance using available commercial feeds in laboratory and field settings.
Read more about Culture Technology of Centrarchids (Sunfish)
(funded project 4)
The fourth Sunfish Funded Project. Chaired by Bob Sheehan
Objectives:
1. Compare feeding trials for grow out of locally available 5.1-10.2 cm (2-4") black crappie and bluegill male x green sunfish female hybrids:
a. in ponds at dissimilar latitudes in the region, and
b. in recirculating systems using compensatory feeding strategies
(funded project 5)
The fifth Sunfish Funded Project. Chaired by Rob Hayward
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The sixth Sunfish Funded Project. Chaired by Han-Ping Wang
Objectives:
1. Identify additional super-males and performance-selected females from existing populations.
2. Create all-male bluegill populations by crossing super-males with females of selected and non-selected stocks.
3. Rear Populations at two or more locations in the NCR.
4. Compare sex ratios and production characteristics of sub-populations as based on maternal stocks.
Participants: Read more about Developing Genetically Fast-Growing Monosex Male Populations in Bluegill
The second Tilapia Funded Project. Chaired by Paul Brown.
Objectives: Read more about Tilapia Aquaculture in the North Central Region #2
(funded project 1)
The first Tilapia funded project was chaired by by Don Garling.
Objectives:
1. Develop and/or identify cost-effective feeds for tilapia culture in recirculating systems that minimize waste generation.
2. Compare and evaluate economically important traits for current commercial tilapia strains in the North Central Region with other strains cultured in recirculating systems.
Participants: Read more about Tilapia Aquaculture in the North Central Region #1
(funded project 1)
The first Walleye Funded Project - Chaired by Bob Summerfelt
Objectives: Read more about Culture Technology of Walleye #1
(funded project 2)
The second Walleye Funded Project. Chaired by Bob Summerfelt
Objective:
Genetically analyze selected walleye populations for potential use as brood stock.
A. Population genetics (baseline information on genetic composition of various walleye populations.
B. Quantitative genetics (comparison of phenotypic characteristics of progeny from selected walleye brood stock.
Participants: Read more about Culture Technology of Walleye #2
The third Walleye Funded Project - Chaired by Bob Summerfelt
Objectives:
1. Develop baseline information on the mechanisms regulating the natural reproductive cycle of wild and pond-held walleye by characterizing seasonal changes in hormone titers and gonadal histology--Characterization of the natural reproductive cycle. Read more about Culture Technology of Walleye #3
The fourth Walleye Funded Project. Chaired by Jeff Malison
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Participants:
The fifth Walleye Funded Project. Chaired by Bob Summerfelt
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The sixth Walleye Funded Project. Chaired by Terry Kayes, followed by Bob Summerfelt
Objectives: Read more about Advancement of and a Market Study for Walleye Aquaculture
The seventh Walleye Funded Project. Chaired by Konrad Dabrowski
Objectives:
1a. Carry out commercial-scale field trials for rearing hybrid walleye fingerlings to food size (25.4 cm; 10 in minimum) in tanks. Read more about Advancement of Hybrid Walleye Aquaculture
The first Wastes/Effluents Funded Project. Chaired by Fred Binkowski.
Objectives:
Participants: Read more about Characterization of Aquaculture Effluents from Four Types of Production Systems
The second Wastes/Effluents Funded Project. Chaired by Fred Binkowski.
1. Study and evaluate solid waste management by:
a. Describing the relevant physical characteristics of fecal material from fish fed commonly used commercial feeds,
b. Developing diets to maximize integrity of fecal pellets without loss of fish performance and compare the physical characteristics of these pellets to those in subobjective a, and Read more about Aquaculture Wastes and Effluents
The third Wastes/Effluents Funded Project. Chaired by Bob Summerfelt
Objectives:
1. Document the fate of aquaculture waste components (phosphorus, nitrogen, solids) relative to feed input into traditional and newly designed aquaculture systems.
2. Evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of rapid solids removal/recovery appropriate for new aquaculture facility designs.
3. Demonstrate economically sound processing methods for beneficial use of aquaculture waste. Read more about Aquacultural Wastes and Effluents: Their Characteristics, Removal, and Beneficial Uses
The first water quality project - Chaired by Lutgarde Raskin
Objectives:
Characterize the microbial communities in established production scale marine and freshwater recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) units. These systems have been operational and producing aquatic organisms for more than one year.
