. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 9. 'i'firfus t fty A developing and potentially profitable segment of the fishing industry is the commercial rearing of catfish. During the past two years, thousands of new acres have been developed for production of channel, blue, and white catfish. The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Commercial Fisheries is cooperating with the catfish farming industry in an attempt to help the industry realize its full potential. One of the Bureau's primary objectives is to improve and modernize harvesting. Research has led to development of a mec
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 9. 'i'firfus t fty A developing and potentially profitable segment of the fishing industry is the commercial rearing of catfish. During the past two years, thousands of new acres have been developed for production of channel, blue, and white catfish. The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Commercial Fisheries is cooperating with the catfish farming industry in an attempt to help the industry realize its full potential. One of the Bureau's primary objectives is to improve and modernize harvesting. Research has led to development of a mechanized haul seine to harvest catfish effectively. This process enables the fish farmer to remove several thousand pounds of marketable catfishfrom ponds in a short time and at low cost. The Bureau is offering technical assistance to those interested in establishing modern processing facilities. At present, the Bureau is providing information on improving layout and sanitation in five new processing plants. The Bureau is also cooperating in conducting studies which will help the industry to define market for farm-raised 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 United States. National Marine Fisheries Service; U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; United States. Bureau of Commericial Fisheries. [Washington] : National Marine Fisheries Service; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt. Print. Off. ]
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