Getting Started in Aquaculture

Getting Started In Aquaculture

• Is Aquatic Farming for You NRAC
• Aquaculture Risk Management NRAC
• Planning for Success in Your Aquaculture Business NRAC
• Aquaculture Systems for the Northeast NRAC
• Marine Aquaculture Species for the Northeast NRAC
• Freshwater Aquaculture Species for the Northeast NRAC
• An Introduction to Water Chemistry in Freshwater Aquaculture NRAC
• Calculating Area and Volume of Ponds and Tanks NRAC
• Aquaculture Effluents: A Guide for Water Quality Regulators ... NRAC
• State Policies for Aquaculture Effluents and Solid Wastes... NRAC

Economics of Aquaculture

Investment

• Financing the Aquaculture Operation CT Sea Grant
• Decison-making Factors in Aquaculture CT Sea Grant
• Business Planning CT Sea Grant
• Business Planning for Aquaculture - Is it Feasible? NRAC

Production

• Record Keeping CT Sea Grant
• Financial Management CT Sea Grant

Marketing

• Marketing Management in Aquaculture CT Sea Grant
• Processing and Marketing Aquacultured Fish NRAC

Permitting Information

• Guide to Permitting Marine Aquaculture in Connecticut
• Guidelines to the Use of Aquatic Organisms for Scientific/Educational Purposes

Application Forms

• Certificate for Aquaculture Operations DA/BA
  Use this form for traditional bottom culture only
• Joint Application for Aquaculture Operations
  Use this form for gear culture including use of predator netting and hatcheries
• Scientific Resource Assessment License DA/BA
  (Use this form for laboratory research involving cultured shellfish
• Application for Regulatory/Navigation Marker Permit
  DEP
• Diversion of Water for Consumptive Use DEP
  See "Programs Administered by the Inland Water Resources Division"
• Wastewater Discharges/ Effluent DEP
  See "Wastewater Discharges"
• Structures, Dredging and Fill Applications DEP
  See "Programs Administered by OLISP"

Approved Shellfish Hatcheries and Certified Shippers Resources

*All shellfish shipped into Connecticut must be certified disease free. To obtain approval status in Connecticut, please contact:

Dr. Inke Sunila, State Shellfish Pathologist
Connecticut Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Aquaculture
(203) 874-0696
isunila@snet.net

• East Coast Shellfish Hatchery and Nursery List (2008) Rutgers Cooperative Extension
• Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List US FDA

Aquaculture and Shellfisheries Statutes

All statutes can be found in Appendices C-F of the Guide to Permitting Marine Aquaculture in Connecticut

Seafood Sanitation Regulations & Training

• National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish ISSC
• HACCP Guide for the Aquaculture Industry NRAC
• Connecticut Seafood HACCP Training
  Contact: nancy.balcom@uconn.edu at (860) 405-9127

Basic Shellfish Aquaculture and Shellfisheries Information

Species Information

• Bay Scallop USGS
• Eastern Oyster USGS
• Blue Mussel USGS
• Hard Clam (Quahog) USGS
• Soft-Shell Clam USGS
• Surf Clam USGS

Shellfisheries Information

• A Guide to Shellfishing Along the Coast of Connecticut CT Sea Grant

• The Quahog and Oyster Fisheries (hard copy) David L. Belding, M.D.
• The Scallop Fisheries (hard copy) David L. Belding, M.D.
• The soft-shell Clam Fisheries (hard copy) David L. Belding, M.D.

Cultivation Methodology

• Growing Microalgae to Feed Bivalve Larvae NRAC
• Nursery Growout Methods for Aquacultured Shellfish NRAC
• Open Water Production Systems NRAC
• Producing Oyster Seed By Remote Setting NRAC
• Seed Oystering CT Sea Grant
• The Hatchery Culture of Bivalves: A Practical Manual FAO Fisheries
• Oyster Hatchery Techniques SRAC

Finfish Aquaculture

Cultivation Methodology and Feeds

• Evaluation of Artificial Diets for Cultured Fish NRAC
• Fish Counting in Situ - A Technology Assessment NRAC
• Feeding Tilapia in Intensive Recirculating Systems NCRAC
• Feeding Practices for Baitfish SRAC
• What is Cage Culture? SRAC
• Managing High pH in Freshwater Ponds SRAC

Aquaculture and The Environment

• Environmental Effects of Shellfish Aquaculture in the Northeast NRAC

Ornamentals and Hydroponics

• Growing ornamental aquatic plants as a business in the Northeastern United States NRAC