66 March 2012 The use of growth-adjusted feeding with sinking feed for several weeks after stocking could significantly improve health and survival of fingerlings in a mixed size-class catfish population. However, it might be simpler to routinely feed a fixed percentage of the daily allotment as sinking feed for 8-12 weeks after new fingerlings have been stocked. Higher fingerling survival rates and efficient feeding would reduce costs of production and decrease the time required to grow fingerlings to market size fish. Notes 1Extension Aquaculture Specialist, Kentucky State University CEP, P.O. Box 469, UKREC, Princeton, KY 42445 USA http://www.ca.uky.edu/wkrec/Wurtspage.htm References Engle, C.R. 2010. Is it feasible to grow channel catfish to a size large enough for Delacata? Arkansas Aquafarming 27(3):1-2. Engle, C.R. and D. Valderrama. 2001. An economic analysis of the performance of three sizes of catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) fingerlings understocked in multiple-batch production. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 32:393-401. Engle, C.R. and N. Stone. 2002. Costs of small scale catfish production. Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, Publication 1800. Li, M.H. and E.H. Robinson. 2008. Feeding catfish in commercial ponds. Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, Publication 181. Robinson, E.H., Meng H. Li and M. W. Brunson. 1998. Feeding catfish in commercial ponds. Southern Regional Aquaculture Center Publication 181. Southworth, B.E., N. Stone and C.R. Engle. 2006a. Production characteristics, water quality, and costs of producing channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus at different stocking densities in singlebatch production. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 37:21-31. Southworth, B.E., C.R. Engle and N. Stone. 2006b. Effect of multiple-batch channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, stocking density and feeding rate on water quality, production characteristics and costs. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 37:452-463 SRAC (Southern Regional Aquaculture Center). 2007. Verification of recommended management practices for major aquaculture species. Compiled by C.R. Engle. Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, Publication 6002. Tucker, C.S., J.A. Steeby, J.E. Waldrop and A.B. Garrard. 1994. Production characteristics and economic performance for four channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, pond stocking density-cropping system combinations. Pages 333-351 in: D. Tave and C. S. Tucker, editors. Recent Developments in Catfish Aquaculture. Hayworth Press, Inc., Philadelphia, PA USA Wurts, W.A. 2001. Review of feeding practices for channel catfish production. World Aquaculture 32(4):16-17, 68. Calendar March 11-13, 2012 International Boston Seafood Show and Seafood Processing America Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Boston, Massachusetts, USA www.bostonseafood.com March 25-29, 2012 National Shellfisheries Association 104th Annual Meeting Renaissance Seattle Hotel Seattle, Washington, USA shellfish.org April 24-26, 2012 2012 European Seafood Exposition Brussels Exhibition and Conference Centre Brussels, Belgium www.euroseafood.com May 1-4, 2012 Australasian Aquaculture 2012 Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre Melbourne, Victoria, Australia www.was.org/AA12/ May 6-11, 2012 The 8th International Abalone Symposium Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart, Tasmania, Australia www.cdesign.com.au/ias2012/ May 23-24, 2012 Aquaculture UK 2012 Macdonald Highland Resort Aviemore, Scotland www.aquaculture.uk.com May 27-30, 2012 Aquaculture Canada 2012 Rodd Charlottetown Charlottetown, PEI, Canada www.aquacultureassociation.ca/ June 7-9, 2012 Future Fish Eurasia 2012 Izmir International Fair Centre Izmir, Turkey www.eurasiafairs.com/eng/katilimci. html July 1-5, 2012 Aquaciência 2012 V Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Aquicultura e Biologia Aquática Centro de Convenções Palmas Palmas, TO, Brazil www.aquaciencia2012.com.br/ July 2-6, 2012 36th Annual Larval Fish Conference Solstrand Hotel and Bad Bergen, Norway larvalfishcon.org (Continued on page 72)
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