The U.S. catfish industry has undergone significant technological advancements in an attempt to achieve cost efficiencies. Producers have increasingly adopted improved production practices such as split ponds and intensively aerated ponds in recent years. Subsequently, there has been increased adoption of complementary technologies such as fixed-paddlewheel aeration, automated oxygen monitors (AOM), and hybrid catfish. Similarly, fingerling producers are relying on an oral feed-delivered vaccine against Enteric Septicemia of Catfish (ESC). This study monitored the progress of the adoption of alternative and complementary technologies in the U.S. catfish industry. A 2019-2020 multi-state in-person survey in Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi (n=68), revealed increased adoption of intensively aerated ponds (6,315 ha) and split ponds (1,176 ha). Adoption of such intensive practices has also led to greater use of complementary production technologies. As a result, the average aeration rate in the tristate region has increased to 7.8 kW/ha with 97% of catfish farms adopting automated oxygen monitors. About 53% of the water surface area in the tristate region was used for hybrid catfish production. Eighty-three percent of the fingerling farms and 73% of the fingerling production area were vaccinating against ESC at the time of the survey. The increasing adoption of productivity-enhancing technologies in the U.S. catfish industry explains the increases in foodfish productivity (59%) from 2010 to 2019. Monitoring the progress of adoption of productivity-enhancing technologies will guide researchers and Extension personnel involved in the refinement and dissemination of these technologies.