Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 



APHIS performs veterinary, plant protection, and quarantine 

 services. Veterinary activities in aquaculture include: (a) 

 providing diagnoses of infections and toxicological conditions of 

 fish; (b) providing consultation by field veterinary 

 epidemiologists to local officials and individual fish producers; 

 and (c) administering the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act of 1973 which 

 pertains to biological products developed for fish. 



Cooperative State Research Service 



CSRS supports aquaculture research at State agricultural experiment 

 stations at land-grant colleges through formula funding. CSRS also 

 maintains a special grant program for aquaculture. Research is 

 directed to solve problems of local, regional, and National 

 importance. 



Economic Research Service 



The ERS conducted supply, demand, and price analysis of the 

 aquaculture industry (with emphasis on freshwater species) and 

 published a semi-annual Aquaculture Outlook and Situation report. 



Extension Service 



ES provides educational programs through the State Cooperative 

 Extension offices nationwide. Extension interprets new aquaculture 

 research, adapts the technology to local needs, and makes the 

 information available to all users. It informs scientists of 

 research needs as identified by aquaculturists at the local level. 

 Ongoing extension educational programs in aquaculture include: 

 economics; water management; stocking; feeding; disease 

 identification, prevention, and control; weed control; predator 

 control; hatchery, pond, and reservoir management; harvesting; 

 transportation; marketing and processing; on-site pilot testing and 

 demonstrations; workshops and in-service training of professional and 

 technical aquaculturists; and consumer education on the nutritional 

 value of aquaculture products. 



Farmers Home Administration 



FHA extends credit to aquaculture operators. Direct or guaranteed 

 loans for aquacultural purposes may be used for production of 

 aquatic organisms under controlled conditions. This involves 

 feeding, tending, harvesting, and other activities necessary to 

 raise and market the products. Economic emergency loans are also 

 available. 



Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 



FCIC is developing an all-risk crop insurance program for fish 

 farmers. 



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