U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) provides data on aquaculture production, prices,
sales, numbers of farms, and estimated inventories.
- 2005 Census of Aquaculture is a comprehensive census of
the U.S. aquaculture industry. Results detail aquaculture production
by species, state, and type of production system. The number of
farmers is reported per state for the various species groups.
Because aquaculture products are sold in a variety of forms, the
value of sales (but not the quantity) are reported in this census.
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Catfish Processing (monthly) details the poundage
and price of live fish purchases by processors and the
quantity and price of products sold by processors. Processors
also report inventories.
- Catfish
Production (twice a year) surveys catfish growers in selected States,
concentrating on sales by size class, detailing the quantity in
number and weight and the price per pound. It also contains the
number of farms and the estimated inventories of live fish held
on farms.
- Trout Production (annual) reports the number of trout operations and grower sales for selected States and the number, weight, and value produced by type (foodsize, stocker, and fingerlings).
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Services for
the Aquaculture Industry regulates the import and export of
live aquatic products.
Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
(CSREES), Aquaculture
Program funds a wide array of programs, including the five regional
aquaculture research centers, and programs that have developed criteria
for teaching aquaculture in high schools.
Other Government
Aquaculture Network Information Center provides links to various Federal
sources of aquaculture information and statistics.
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) provides data on the domestic wild seafood harvest
and imports and exports of seafood products.
United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),
Yearbooks of Fishery Statistics offer statistics on
the 2005 harvest of wild fisheries and aquaculture worldwide by
country and species group.
Universities
Clemson University,
Aquaculture offers information on the many areas of warmwater aquacultural production,
especially for catfish and shrimp.
Mississippi State University, Aquaculture presents information on all stages of catfish
production and processing, as Mississippi is by far the largest
catfish-producing State.
Louisiana
State University, Aquaculture provides diverse information on the many aquaculture
industries in Louisiana, such as crawfish, catfish, alligators,
and tilapia.
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