Foreign Agricultural Service 



Cooperates with aquaculture associations to promote the export of 

 farm-raised fish through sponsorship of trade development teams and 

 trade shows. 



National Agricultural Library 



NAL programs include provision of referral bibliographic services 

 to inquirers in the U.S.; photocopies of foreign and U.S. 

 literature, including JSA-sponsored translations; compilation of a 

 limited bibliographic database on aquaculture as a part of 

 AGRICOLA. The Library initiated the National Aquaculture 

 Information System on behalf of the JSA. 



Directories are compiled when needed and published for wide use in 

 the aquaculture community. Two major efforts were completed in 

 1983: a listing of primary contacts at Federal, State and county 

 levels for assistance and information on programs for 

 aquaculturists and a directory of major informational resources 

 with inquiry, literature, and datafile holdings or capabilities 

 within the U.S. Work is in progress on an aquaculture 

 bibliography, as well as a comprehensive directory of major 

 aquaculture associations, education, and research resources in the 

 U.S. 



Soil Conservation Service 



Through local soil and water conservation districts SCS provides 

 technical assistance to potential and established aquaculture 

 producers. SCS assists would-be-aquaculturists in conducting 

 resource assessments for aquaculture production. These assessments 

 include detailed analyses of soils and site, water quantity and 

 quality, and facility (ponds, reservoirs, raceways, waste disposal, 

 water supply systems, and related facilities) design and layout. 

 The assessments also include a general review of potential 

 production levels and cost-return information within the context of 

 soil and water resource potentials. Similar technical assistance 

 plus basic biological information pertaining to stocking, feeding, 

 water quality management, and waste disposal is provided to 

 established producers. 



SCS refers to other agencies and institutions requests for 

 assistance in the following activities: parasite and disease 

 control (treatment), detailed economic (cost-return) analyses, 

 harvesting and processing techniques, and marketing studies and 

 analyses . 



SCS technical services are available to persons interested in 

 commercial, recreational, or home-use aquaculture. About 60 

 percent of SCS's current aquaculture assistance goes to land users 

 engaged in recreational or home-use aquaculture. The Fiscal Year 

 1982 funding figures are for commercial aquaculture, only. 



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