[DOC] [TLE] Freshwater Fish Farming in Virginia: Selecting the Right Fish to Raise [PAR] In Virginia and throughout the United States, interest in fish farming for profit or as 
a ... by the success of trout farmers in western states and catfish farmers in 
southern ... Commercial fish farming is a time-consuming, expensive, high-risk 
business ..... White catfish do not grow as rapidly or to as large a size as channel 
catfish;... [DOC] [TLE] Aquaculture Fin Fish Species | Agricultural Marketing Resource Center [PAR] Fish species well suited to outdoor pond systems include: tilapia, yellow perch, ... 
Aquaculture production of juvenile eels for re-stocking programs or grow-out to ... 
the American eel and related species in Europe and Asia are rapidly declining, 
..... farm-raised freshwater species in the United States, particularly in the South. [DOC] [TLE] Aquaculture - Wikipedia [PAR] Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms 
such as fish, .... Worldwide, the most important fish species used in fish farming 
are, in order, ... and fattened in grow-out sea cages in southern Spencer Gulf, 
South Australia. .... About 90% of all U.S. shrimp consumption is farmed and 
imported. [DOC] [TLE] FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture - Cultured Aquatic Species Information ... [PAR] Interest in channel catfish began when the United States Fish and Fisheries 
Commission ... Catfish farming developed rapidly during the 1960s and 1970s as 
... The commercial industry developed in the southern United States within the 
original range of the species. ... The majority of channel catfish are grown in 
ponds. [DOC] [TLE] Catfish Farming in Mississippi | Mississippi History Now [PAR] Farm-raised catfish is the largest aquaculture industry in the United States. ... 
Channel catfish, which is ideally suited to a pond environment, quickly became 
the standard species for commercial use. ... marginally productive lands, while 
others entered the business because of the novelty of growing fish in a pond as a 
crop. [DOC] [TLE] Marine Aquaculture in the United States: Environmental Impacts and ... [PAR] Global aquaculture production is growing rapidly, with production more than 
doubling .... Instead of depending largely on fish-farming to meet demand, the 
U.S. has ... Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), a freshwater species, account 
for more than .... species include Pacific whiteleg shrimp (in Texas and South 
Carolina),... [DOC] [TLE] How to Farm a Better Fish - National Geographic [PAR] The family also raises fish in the pond and, in the dry season, rice fertilized by fish 
.... The U.S. now imports 90 percent of its seafoodaround 2 percent of which is 
... Farmers stock their ponds with fast-growing breeds of carp and tilapia and use 
... Workers harvest channel catfish at an America's Catch catfish farm in Itta... [DOC] [TLE] Aquaculture: Potential for Small Scale Farmers in California - UC ... [PAR] Aquaculture is among the fastest growing segments of American agriculture and 
is expanding even more rapidly worldwide. ... California's channel catfish industry 
is one of the most profitable aquaculture industries in the state. ... however, 
produces these same species as ornamental fish in the lucrative world of hobby 
fish. [DOC] [TLE] FRESHWATER FISH CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES [PAR] Freshwater fish culture in the United States is a popular and fast growing 
business. ... warmwater species as channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, and 
striped bass, Morone ... Bait fishes are raised in farm ponds, natural lakes, and 
other still waters ... At least six states in the southern United States have 
embarked on fingerling... [DOC] [TLE] Project Pond - Hobby Farms [PAR] Feb 18, 2009 ... The commercial food fish-raising business in the United States is ... Channel 
catfish are the single most popular aquaculture fish in the ... Most of the crawdads 
currently raised for food in the United States are grown in the southern states, ... 
All three species reproduce prolifically, grow quickly, and do not... [DOC] [TLE] Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies : Article : Nature [PAR] Farming carnivorous species requires large inputs of wild fish for feed. ... stocks 
has provided impetus for rapid growth in fish and

Question: Farming of the channel species of this fish is a rapidly growing business in the southern U.S.
Answer: Catfish