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Getting Started in Aquaculture

Is Aquatic Farming for You (pdf) NRAC Publication
Aquaculture Systems for the Northeast (pdf) NRAC
Aquaculture Species for the Northeast (pdf) NRAC
An Introduction to Water Chemistry in Freshwater Aquaculture (pdf) NRAC
Calculating Area and Volume of Ponds and Tanks (pdf) SRAC
Aquaculture Effluents: A Guide for Water Quality Regulators ... (pdf) NRAC
State Policies for Aquaculture Effluents and Solid Wastes... (pdf) NRAC

Economics of Aquaculture

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

Production
Record Keeping (pdf) CT Sea Grant
Financial Management (pdf) CT Sea Grant

Marketing
Marketing Management in Aquaculture (pdf) CT Sea Grant
Processing and Marketing Aquacultured Fish (pdf) NRAC

Permitting Information

Guide to Permitting Marine Aquaculture in Connecticut (pdf)

Guidelines to the Use of Aquatic Organisms for Scientific/Educational Purposes (pdf)

Application Forms
DA/BA Certificate for Aquaculture Operations (pdf)
(Use this form for traditional bottom culture only)

Joint Application for Aquaculture Operations (pdf)
(Use this form for gear culture including use of predator netting and hatcheries)

DA/BA Scientific Resource Assessment License (pdf)
(Use this form for laboratory research involving cultured shellfish)

DEP Application for Regulatory/Navigation Marker Permit (pdf)

DEP Diversion of Water for Consumptive Use

DEP Wastewater Discharges/ Effluent (pdf)

DEP Structures, Dredging and Fill Application Form (pdf)
*Complete each of the following with the above SDF application:

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 (2007) 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 (Statutes are updated annually)

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 (pdf) USGS
Eastern Oyster (pdf) USGS
Blue Mussel (pdf) USGS
Hard Clam (Quahog) (pdf) USGS
Soft-Shell Clam (pdf) USGS
Surf Clam (pdf) USGS

Shellfisheries Information
A Guide to Shellfishing Along the Coast of Connecticut (pdf) CT Sea Grant

Quahogs in Eastern North America: Part I, Part II (hard copy) NMFS
$12 each plus shipping. Send orders to: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents
PO Box 371954, Pittsburg, PA 15250-7954

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.
$35 each plus shipping. Contact Bill Burt at (508) 375-6697.

Taming of the Oyster: A History of Evolving Shellfisheries and the National Shellfisheries Association (hard copy) Dr. Melborne Carriker
$25 each plus shipping. Contact Sandra Shumway at (860) 405-9282

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

Manual for Hatchery Culture of the Bay Scallop (hard copy) CT Sea Grant
$10.00 plus shipping. Contact Peg Van Patten at (860) 405-9127

Finfish Aquaculture

Cultivation Methodology and Feeds
Evaluation of Artificial Diets for Cultured Fish (pdf) NRAC
Fish Counting in Situ - A Technology Assessment (pdf) NRAC
Feeding Tilapia in Intensive Recirculating Systems (pdf) NCRAC
Feeding Practices for Baitfish (pdf) SRAC

Hybrid Striped Bass Culture Guide (DVD) NCRAC
$15.00 which includes shipping for CD. Contact Joseph Morris at (515) 294-5280

Yellow Perch Culture Guide (DVD) NCRAC
$15.00 which includes shipping for CD. Contact Joseph Morris at (515) 294-5280

 

For questions or comments, contact:
Tessa Getchis, Aquaculture Extension Educator
Connecticut Sea Grant and UConn Cooperative Extension
tessa.getchis@uconn.edu or (860) 405-9104

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Last updated on May 1, 2008