The Delaware Aquaculture
Resource Center Home Page

Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service, Graduate College of Marine and Earth Studies
Hugh R. Sharp Campus, University of Delaware, 700 Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE 19958

What is the Delaware Aquaculture Resource Center ? It is an archive of information about aquaculture in Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic region. It covers both freshwater and marine culture and is maintained and continually updated by the Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service Aquaculture Specialist to provide an expanding list of resources and other useful information. Please direct any questions, suggestions or comments about the Delaware Aquaculture Resource Center Home Page to John W. Ewart ewart@udel.edu Phone: 302-645-4060; Fax: 302-645-4213.

* WAS Employment Service * Aquaculture and the Environment * AquaPrimer * EEZ Policy Framework * Invasive Species Research (Nuclear Worm) *
* Oyster Gardening Etc. * Delmarva Charter Boat Resource Page *

In Memorium
Melbourne R. Carriker, Professor Emeritus
College of Marine and Earth Studies, Univerersity of Delaware

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Status of US Fisheries 2004-2007
NOAA Fisheries
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The state of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2006
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2007
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REPORT OF THE MARINE AQUACULTURE TASK FORCE
Sustainable Marine Aquaculture: Fulfilling The Promise; Managing The Risks
JANUARY 2007

State of World Aquaculture 2006 FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 500
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2005 USDA Census of Aquaculture
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Sea Grant Report Details the Policy Framework Needed to
Manage Offshore Aquaculture in U.S. Federal Waters
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Parent Company of Red Lobster and Olive Garden Will Require
Certification of Shrimp Suppliers' Environmental and Social Responsibility
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Aquaculture Certification Council
Certification Of Aquaculture Production Processes For Seafood Buyers
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Marine Task Force to Develop National Standards for Ocean Aquaculture Announced
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NOAA Releases Offshore Aquaculture Bill
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The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2004
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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The Athos I Oil Spill on the Delaware River
Public information page developed by the University of Delaware Sea Grant Program to address questions and
concerns about the Athos I oil spill that occurred in the Delaware River on Friday, Nov. 26, 2004
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GUIDE TO DRUG, VACCINE, AND PESTICIDE USE IN AQUACULTURE
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An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century Final Report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
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USDA Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) interim final rule
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NATIONAL SEA GRANT LAW CENTER
• Announcement of Regulatory Development •
EPA Promulgates Final Effluent Wastewater Guidelines for Concentrated Aquatic
Animal Production (CAAP) Facilities
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US Environmental Protection Agency Effluent Guidelines Aquatic Animal Production Industry

World Aquaculture Society Employment Service

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United States Aquaculture Society (USAS)

USAS Student Activities Committee and Awards Information

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U.S. Aquaculture Production Information

Aquaculture and the Environment - a compilation of organizations, reports and links to information on aquaculture development and the environment

AquaPrimer - a compilation of introductory information on aquaculture covering topics such as business planning/marketing, species, production technologies, facility design, water sources/quality, diseases and husbandry, other Internet resources and education/training.

Development and Testing of an Operational Framework for Offshore Aquaculture in Conjunction with Stakeholders at National and Regional Level - Biliana Cicin-Sain, Director Center for the Study of Marine Policy, Graduate College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware

Libraries

Delaware Libraries (Academic, State, School, Community and Other Libraries)

University of Delaware Library Newark, Delaware

Search the University of Delaware Library

The Graduate College of Marine Studies Library Lewes, Delaware

Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library
National Agriculture Library (NAL)

Search AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) - NAL's Online Public Access Catalog and Journal Article Citation Index

Search ISIS (Integrated System for Information Resources) via Telnet

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC)

Aquaculture Resources

National Sea Grant Depository (NSGD)
NOAA Central Library (NCL)

DOC/NOAA Aquaculture Information Center

Pacific Regional Aquaculture Information Service for Education (PRAISE)
The Library of Congress
University of Idaho Aquaculture Database
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Library

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Contacts for Technical Information and Assistance

Extension

Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service, University of Delaware
Cooperative Extension, Delaware State University

State Agencies

Department of Agriculture
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)
Delaware Economic Development Office (DEDO)

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Education/Training

[ Delaware | Elsewhere | Conferences/Workshops]

Delaware

Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Delaware State University

Elsewhere

Upcoming meetings, conferences and workshops

Aquarium & Aquaculture Science - Occupational Certificate and Associate Degree Program at Saddleback Community College – Mission Viejo, CA
Aquaculture and Aquatic Science - State University of New York (SUNY) Morrisville
The Aquaculture Center for Training, Education and Demonstration (ACTED) Program at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI), Fort Pierce, Florida
Water Reuse for Intensive Fish Culture JULY 9-13, 2007 DUBOIS, WY USA - a four-and-a-half day course presented by The Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute and Wyoming Game & Fish Department will cover the fundamentals of design and management of water reuse systems
Cornell Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course - The 2007 course will be held in two sessions; July 23-27, 2007 in Waimanalo, Hawaii USA and July 31-August 3, 2007 in Ithaca, New York USA.
Aquaculture Technology - Associate in Applied Science Degree at Brunswick Community College, Supply, North Carolina
National Seafood HACCP Alliance - for training and education

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Publications

[Online Periodicals | Online Catalogs | Search PubList.com]

Books, Technical Reports, Extension Fact Sheets, Online Magazines, Etc.

This free Adobe Acrobat Reader allows you to view, navigate, and print PDF files across all major computing platforms

REVIEW OF THE STATE OF WORLD AQUACULTURE - FAO Fisheries Circular No. 886, Rev. 2

U.S. Aquaculture Production by species - based on data released by NMFS covering the period 1983-2000

2005 Census of Aquaculture - compiled by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
Bound hard copies of the 1998 Census of Aquaculture are now available from the National Information Service by calling 1-800-999-6779. The document title is 1998 Census of Aquaculture Volume 3 Special Studies and the document number is AC97SP3. The cost is $20 and purchase can be made by telephone using a credit card.
Aquaculture Document Database - at the Caliornia Aquaculture web site
Aquaculture Knowledge Environment (Aqua KE) - a searchable database of hundreds of U.S. government and United Nations documents related to aquaculture. This site also provides access
to articles from over 300 academic journals
Aquaculture Outlook - published by the Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
Aquaculture Reference Books - available via Amazon.com
Aquatext - the free online aquaculture dictionary
Argent Reference Library - of aquaculture and aquatic science books
Bibliography of Resource Materials on HACCP and Quality Assurance for the Aquaculture Sector
BioFilter.com - aquatic information center (scroll down the page to the publication links)
East Coast Live: Marketing Live Aquatic Products 2000. November 1-4, 2000, Annapolis, Maryland - Conference program and proceedings
Evaluation of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems - Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture and Univ. of Minnesota, October 1997
FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Fact Sheets - Search Culture Species Fact Sheets using various tools: a list organized according to common cultured species with a further option for more detailed information. 36 Cultured Aquatic Species Fact Sheets are available
Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guide (January 1998) - U.S. Food & Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
Fisheries of the United States 2004 - a status report on US commercial and recreational fisheries
Live Shipping of Aquatic Products in the Northeastern Region: An Overview - from the proceedings from the October '96 international conference on the Marketing and Shipping Live Aquatic Products held in Seattle, Washington
PubList.com - a comprehensive directory of information about more than 150,000 publications from all around the world
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems - textbook developed by the Cornell University and the Freshwater Institute's annual summer short course
Search the Bibliography of Sea Grant Aquaculture Publications
Tech Talk Index - very useful technical tips from Aquatic Eco-Systems, Inc
Texas Agricultural Extension Service - aquaculture publications
The 2000 Annual Report On The United States Seafood Industry - H.M. Johnson and Associates
The Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES) - aquaculture publications and software
Tilapia Aquaculture in the Americas, Volume 1 - published by The World Aquaculture Society & The American Tilapia Association
USDA Regional Aquaculture Center Publications - in portable document format (pdf)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Reference Service - access to FWRS databases and search information

Online Periodicals

Aquaculture Magazine - the Internet version
Aquaculture NEWS - serving the world's aquaculture industry!
Aqua Journal - aquatic gardening and freshwater fish keeping
Aquarium Fish Magazine Online
Aquarium Frontiers Online - the advanced aquarist's guide to marine and freshwater habitats
Fish Farming News - aquaculture's business newspaper
Fish Farmer Online
Koi USA Magazine - the magazine for all Koi enthusiasts
National Fisherman Online
Northern Aquaculture - the voice of cold water aquaculture in North America
Online Catalogs - for equipment, supplies, books, software, videos, etc.
Online SeaFood Business magazine
Practical Hydroponics & Greenhouses - the soilless culture & growers magazine
Reef Aquarium Farming News
Shrimp News International
Today's Aquarist - world's leading publication for public aquarium professionals

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Delaware Links

Online Delaware Code

DELAWARE AQUACULTURE ACT TITLE 3 Agriculture Department of Agriculture CHAPTER 4.

University of Delaware
Graduate College of Marine and Earth Studies (CMES)

Delaware Sea Grant Program

Halophyte Biotechnology Center - "Sustainable Saline Agriculture and Wetlands Restoration"

Delaware Small Business Development Center - a program of the UD College of Business & Economics
Garden Ponds and Landscaping - 14680 Coastal Highway, Milton, DE 19968
Delaware State University
Seafood Safety in Delaware
Delaware Technical & Community College(DTCC)

Delmarva Aquatics - fry and fingerlings available: pure and hybrid striped bass, yellow perch, largemouth bass and hybrid bluegill.

Delaware Center for the Inland Bays

Inland Bays Oyster Gardening Program

Inland Bays Citizen (Water Quality) Monitoring Program

CIB Project:

Evaluation of the Natural Occurrence and Stock Enhancement Potential of Hard Clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) and Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Little Assawoman Bay, Delaware

CIB Project:

Detection and Monitoring of Three Bivalve Protozoan Diseases (Dermo, MSX and QPX) in Delaware’s Inland Bays

CIB Project:

Continuing Support for Inland Bay Shellfish Stock Enhancement and Restoration Activities

Delaware Estuary Program (DEP)
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc

State of Delaware Home Page

Delaware Online - a service of the Wilmington News Journal

The Index of Delaware Web Sites - links to just about everything in Delaware

Delaware HQ - more links to just about everything in Delaware

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Mid-Atlantic Aquaculture Links

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)
Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (MAFMC)

Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Programs
Mid-Atlantic Koi Club (MAKC) Home Page

Links to Information on Pfiesteria piscicida

About Pfiesteria piscicida - from the Maryland Sea Grant Home Page
Pfiesteria piscicida - associated with massive fish mortality in a Maryland hybrid striped bass farm
Pfiesteria piscicida Homepage - from the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Aquatic Botany Laboratory
Pfiesteria Links - from the Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library , U. S. Department of Agriculture
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