Table 3.--Comparis 

 in 1-acre (0.4-hec 

 confined in cages 

 ponds with 1500 ca 

 with 1500 catfish 

 pond. Average ind 

 May 6, 7, and 8, 1 

 period October 6-1 

 and 160 days. 



on of the production of channel catfish free 

 tare) ponds with production by equal numbers 

 Data presented represent averages for four 

 tfish free in each pond, and for four ponds 

 divided between two cages floating in each 

 ividual weights were 11.8 grams when stocked 

 969. All populations were censused in the 

 7 after growing periods ranging between 150 



Percent Average Lengths Individual Final Standing 

 Survival in Centimeters Wts . in Grams Crops in Kilograms 



Caged Uncaged Caged Uncaged Caged Uncaged Caged Uncaged 

 70.1 97.3 20.8 25.4 72.6 145.2 78.5 208.9 



