fish farm production per acre
As the number of pounds of catfish produced per acre increases, the cost to produce a pound of fish increases. A catfish yield of 4500 lb/acre requires significant external inputs: energy (e.g. aeration), chemicals, antibiotics, feed, time, labor, etc.These additional inputs cost money and cut into potential profits.ow density, autumn stocking in combination with temperature-based feeding substantially increased channel catfish fingerling weight by the subesequent spring. The advanced spring fingerling size (0.19-lb) allowed production of a 1.45-lb food-fish (1343 fish/acre) in 180 days.