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Maximize your pond's potential
Enhance your pond's health by assessing its conditions, selecting suitable fish species, and supporting Missouri's aquaculture industry.
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Successful fish farming in Missouri
Learn how Missouri fish farmers succeed by finding niches, selling directly, and managing aquaculture efficiently.
Missouri farmers can profit using modern, sustainable aquaculture technology
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Ninety percent of the U.S. seafood supply is imported, mostly from China and Southeast Asia. Around 25% of U.S. wild-caught fish are exported to Asia for processing and then reimported to the U.S. “Adapting improved fish and shrimp production technologies offers significant opportunity for Missouri farmers to profit from farm-raised fish and seafood,” says David Brune, aquaculture specialist and extension professor at…