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Review KSU Aquaculture's 2008-09 Annual Report

Plan to Visit KSU at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington

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Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, September 25 - October 10, 2010
Over 900 athletes and 1,300 horses will represent 58 countries.

SNEAK PEEK
The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are coming to the U.S. for the first time ever and will be hosted at the Lexington Horse Park. Estimates are as high as one-half million visitors for the international championships. KSU Aquaculture will have an exhibit, "How We Learn Today," at the entrance to the Trade Show Village.

The KSU high tech exhibit will feature oversized facsimiles of today's communication tools such as iPads, Kindles, netbooks and iPods. The centerpiece will be a Microsoft Surface which can execute multiple computer commands simultaneously. Aquaculture will promote its five video-based online courses accessed worldwide.

Fresh Shrimp (Prawns)
To Be Harvested In Sept.
In Kentucky Farm Ponds

ShrimpBasket

Kentucky farmers stock prawns in May and you get to see what comes out of their ponds in September.

They don't get any fresher than when weighed and purchased on the pond bank. Angela Caporelli of the Ky. Dept. of Agriculture has compiled a list of shrimp farmers, phone numbers and anticipated HARVEST DATES.
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NOTE
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Next Ky. Aquaculture Assoc. meeting Wed., October 13,
10-Noon ET at KSU. Tentative video link to Marshall County Extension.

Tilapia Taking Over Raceways From Pigs

In Shelby County Diversified Farm

Pig Pen Tilapia stocked
Raceways ready for new residents
Tilapia headed for the raceways

Story by Shawn Coyle / Photos by Charles Weibel

Phillip McCoun operates a diversified farm in Shelby County.  He produces row crops, beef cattle, hogs and sheep.  It is a family operation and he and his father farm over 2,000 acres.  At one time, the farm produced more than a million pounds of pig meat annually.

Recent KSU Aquaculture graduate Andy Redden has been assisting Phillip in developing another crop – tilapia. He plans to conduct weekly farm visits until Phillip is up to speed.

The fish barn, once a farrowing barn for producing small “feeder” pigs, is no longer used.  It contains six raceway-type concrete tanks, each holding approximately 6,000 gallons, that will be converted for growing tilapia.   

A raceway tank can conservatively produce 1,000 tilapia weighing about 1 1/2 pounds each. This is Phillip’s first aquaculture venture.  He feels that there is a strong market for tilapia in Shelby County. Phillip intends to target the Latino market, and sell live, fresh tilapia from his farm. 

 

CHECK OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST
WHILE BROWSING AT KSU's
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH CENTER

Koi Popular Around World

koi

Koi are known for their wide diversity of colors and color patterns.
Dr. Boris Gomelsky is investigating color inheritance in koi and seeking to improve fish quality.

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FREE "The Aquaculture Experience" DVD

The Aquaculture Experience, a video that was in production for over a year, now is available at no cost. It follows KSU Aquaculture graduate students from research projects on campus to presentations at national conferences.

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VISIT KENTUCKY'S
NEWPORT AQUARIUM

Touching Fish

Touch critters and sharks
 at the Touch Pool in Shore
 Gallery and in Shark Central. 
Visit every day:
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Join Us.

EVENTS

Ky. Aquaculture Assoc. meeting at KSU in Frankfort,
Oct. 13, 10-Noon ET, with a tentative video feed to Marshall Co. Extension Office
Contact: Angela Caporell
angela.caporelli@ky.gov

8th Int'l Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture
Aug. 20-22, 2010
Roanoke, VA
More Info


American Fisheries Society 140th Annual Meeting
Sept. 12-16, 2010
Pittsburgh, PA
American Fisheries Society


Aquaculture America 2011
Feb. 28-March 3
New Orleans, LA, USA
WAS

Aquaculture Online Courses

Yellow button Water Quality Management (NEW) Water chemistry as it relates to aquaculture and recreational pond management.
robert.durborow@kysu.edu

Brown button Fish Reproduction & Spawning Techniques
This course includes recorded lectures and practical demonstration videos. Instructors: Dr. Boris Gomelsky &
Dr. Steven Mims OOSEE VIDEO CLIP boris.gomelsky@kysu.edu

Green ButtonFish Genetics
Emphasis is on practical applications in Aquaculture and Fisheries. Instructor: Dr. Boris Gomelsky boris.gomelsky@kysu.edu

Blue ButtonPrinciples of Aquaculture
This Internet class features video lectures over PowerPoint slides. Instructor: Dr. Jim Tidwell james.tidwell@kysu.edu



red button Fish Diseases
This course, taught by Dr. Robert Durborow, is offeredSpring 2010.
robert.durborow@kysu.edu


 
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Baitfish
Bass, Hybrid
Bass, Largemouth
Bluegill, Hybrid
Carp, Common
Catfish
Crappie
Paddlefish
Perch, Yellow
Prawn (Shrimp)
Red Claw Crayfish
Sturgeon
Tilapia
Trout
Walleye
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