TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



Preface i 



Executive Summary iii 



Chapter 1. Status of Aquaculture 1 



World Status 1 



U.S. Status 3 



Chapter 2. Current Technologies 10 



Production Methods 10 



Genetics and Reproduction 15 



Nutrition and Diets 17 



Effluent Control and Water Availability 18 



Control of Problem Organisms 21 



Harvesting 22 



Transportation 23 



Processing and Marketing 23 



Chapter 3. Impediments to Aquaculture Development 24 



Inadequate Assessment of Current Status 24 



Knowledge, Economic, and Legal Barriers 24 



Inadequate Pilot-Scale Testing and Demonstration 



Facilities 28 



Legal Constraints and High Start-Up Costs 28 



Inadequate Transfer of Information and Technical 



Assistance 29 



Multiple-Use Conflicts 29 



Jurisdictional Overlap and Inadequate Coordination . . 30 



Marketing 30 



Shortage of Trained Aquaculture Workers 30 



Chapter 4. Existing Programs 31 



Department of Agriculture 31 



Department of the Interior 34 



Department of Commerce 36 



Agency for International Development 38 



Corps of Engineers 38 



Department of Energy 39 



Department of Health and Human Services 39 



Environmental Protection Agency 39 



Farm Credit Administration 39 



National Science Foundation 40 



Small Business Administration 40 



Tennessee Valley Authority 40 



State and Territorial Governments 41 



Universities and Other Organizations 42 



