2,046,068 kg (4,501,350 lb.) of trout, 647,718 kg (1,424,980 lb.) 

 of salmon, 4115 kg (9,054 lb.) of other anadromous fishes, and 

 128,523 kg (282,750 lb.) of pondfishes were distributed. Total 

 distribution was 2,826,425 kg (6,218,135 lb). The Service has 16 

 hatchery biologists at 12 locations who provide fish disease 

 diagnostic services, disease inspections, and certification 

 inspections to Federal, State, Indian and private hatcheries. 



The Service is currently expanding efforts to transfer applicable 

 information from its large information base to the aquaculture 

 community. Techniques include the use of Service facilities as 

 demonstration sites and the use of Service personnel to provdde 

 technical assistance to local fish farmers and other interested 

 parties. Many Service publications are distributed to users in 

 cooperation with the Extension Service. 



The FWS operates a Fisheries Academy at Leetown, West Virginia, 

 that provides training in fish hatchery management, fish disease 

 diagnosis and control, and a variety of other aquaculture topics 

 tailored to user needs. To comply with the National Aquaculture 

 Act of 1980, the academy increased its capabilities to train 

 aquaculture workers and to serve as a clearinghouse for information 

 concerning the availability of aquaculture training. 



Rainbow trout seed stocks held by the Service at Leetown, and 

 identified by industry as being of potential use to them, are 

 presently available to commercial producers. Through cooperative 

 agreements, selected strains of trout are being tested under 

 industry conditions. If results are favorable, breeding stock will 

 be provided to the industry. 



Expenditures for Fiscal Year 1982 are shown in the following table. 



Fish and Wildlife Service 

 Aquaculture Expenditures in FY 1982 



Expenses that directly support public and private aquaculture, 



1982 

 R&D and Information Dissemination $3,632,000 



Aquaculture Research by Coop. Units 275,000 



Fish Cultural Development Centers 570,000 



Inter-and Intra- Agency Coordination 50,000 



Total $4,527,000 



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