. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. UNC Sea Grant 7- /d/^ r 1^, C» June/July, 1985 (xusT Swatch Photo by Doug Voder. Technician Tom Blevins squeezes ripe e^gs from a female striped bass Aquaculture Shrimp, catfish and mussels— they're often harvested from the wild, but they have cultured coun- terparts. Fish farmers, or aquacul- turists, nurture these species from egg or larvae much like the farmer raises a crop from seed. The aquaculturist tends pools and ponds just as a farmer tends fields and livestock. Daily, the fish are fed and the oxy
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. UNC Sea Grant 7- /d/^ r 1^, C» June/July, 1985 (xusT Swatch Photo by Doug Voder. Technician Tom Blevins squeezes ripe e^gs from a female striped bass Aquaculture Shrimp, catfish and mussels— they're often harvested from the wild, but they have cultured coun- terparts. Fish farmers, or aquacul- turists, nurture these species from egg or larvae much like the farmer raises a crop from seed. The aquaculturist tends pools and ponds just as a farmer tends fields and livestock. Daily, the fish are fed and the oxygen content of the water monitored. When the fish reach optimum size, they are harvested. Why go to all the trouble? In some cases, natural stocks are dwindling. Worldwide, most species are fished to maximum levels. The bottom line: There's too much demand and not enough supply. Aquaculture alleviates some of these problems. It provides a con- sistent quality and steady supply of these species. Already North Carolina has a flourishing aquaculture industry. In 1984, this state was the second largest producer of rainbow trout in the nation. But Sea Grant researchers think there is an even more promising culture candidate. The striped bass hybrid offers culturists a hardy, fast-growing culture species. This month, Coastwatch examines the culture of striped bass Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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