Aquaculture America 2026

February 16 - 19, 2026

Las Vegas, Nevada

Catfish / Catfish Hybrids

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Concorde B
Chair: Jimmy Avery, Luke Roy, James Tuttle

  • 1:30 PM
    Fatin Ilham Fahim

    ALKALINE pH ENHANCES AMMONIA TOLERANCE IN CHANNEL CATFISH BY IMPROVING ION REGULATION, ENERGY BALANCE, AND RHESUS (Rh) GLYCOPROTEIN GENE EXPRESSION

    Fatin Ilham Fahim

  • 1:45 PM
    Tiluttom Bhattacharjee

    MITIGATION OF WATERBORNE IRON TOXICITY THROUGH pH ELEVATION: EVIDENCE FROM PLASMA IONS, GILL ATPASES, ENERGY STORES, AND GENE PROFILES IN CHANNEL CATFISH

    Tiluttom Bhattacharjee

  • 2:00 PM
    Ellis G. Nabi

    THE EFFECTS OF WATER QUALITY ON COPPER TOXICITY TO THE MARSH RAMSHORN SNAIL Planorbella trivolvis

    Ellis G. Nabi

  • 2:15 PM
    Sarah Knutson

    GULP! IMPACTS OF DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT Nannopterum auritum ON CATFISH Ictalurus sp. AQUACULTURE IN THE BLACK BELT REGION OF ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI

    Sarah Knutson

  • 2:30 PM
    Jesse James

    POND CHARACTERISTICS AND GROWTH DYNAMICS INFLUENCING OVERSIZED HYBRID CATFISH (Ictalurus punctatus ? × I. furcatus ?) RETENTION IN COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS

    Jesse James

  • 2:45 PM
    Savannah B. Saeger

    SYNERGY OF PROBIOTIC AP193 AND AN ORALLY-DELIVERED BACTERIN FOR ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE AGAINST VIRULENT Aeromonas hydrophila IN CHANNEL CATFISH

    Savannah B. Saeger

  • 3:00 PM
    Kennedy Odame

    EFFECT OF AERATION ON THE FEED UTILIZATION, GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND BEHAVIOUR OF THE AFRICAN CATFISH Clarias gariepinus

    Kennedy Odame

  • 3:15 PM
    Rayon Gayle

    EFFECT OF MANNA OLIGOSACCHARIDES ON GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS OF CHANNEL CATFISH Ictalurus punctatus

    Rayon Gayle

  • 3:30 PM
    James Tuttle

    A FIELD EVALUATION OF AN ACCURATE, RAPID LOOP-MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF HIGH-INTEREST BACTERIAL PATHOGENS AFFLICTING DOMESTIC CATFISH AQUACULTURE OPERATIONS

    James Tuttle

  • 3:45 PM
    Kate Pottle

    HYBRID CATFISH PRODUCTION USING XENOGENIC CHANNEL CATFISH: A SUSTAINABLE AND EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVE

    Kate Pottle

  • 4:00 PM
    Darshika Hettiarachchi

    ENHANCING HYBRID CATFISH PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY THROUGH XENOGENIC WHITE CATFISH Ameiurus catus SURROGACY

    Darshika Hettiarachchi

  • 4:15 PM
    Kaylan Martin

    SPERMATOGENESIS, HORMONAL FLUCTUATIONS, AND TESTICULAR GENE EXPRESSION CHANGES IN MALE BLUE CATFISH Ictalurus furcatus THROUGHOUT PUBESCENT AND EARLY ADULT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

    Kaylan Martin

  • 4:30 PM
    Teresa David

    RESTORATION OF FERTILITY IN GENE EDITED CHANNEL CATFISH Ictalurus punctatus AT HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-GONADAL AXIS RELATED LOCI

    Teresa David

  • 4:45 PM
    Darshika Hettiarachchi

    APPLICATION OF STEM CELL XENOTRANSPLANTATION TO PERPETUATE FAT-1 TRANSGENIC CHANNEL CATFISH Ictalurus punctatus

    Darshika Hettiarachchi

  • 5:00 PM
    Brian Ott

    DETERMINANTS OF FEED CONVERSION IN CHANNEL CATFISH

    Brian Ott

  • 5:15 PM
    Dhanuka Bambaranda

    INHERITED ALLIGATOR CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE TRANSGENES CONFER ENHANCED RESISTANCE TO CHANNEL CATFISH VIRUS IN CHANNEL CATFISH Ictalurus punctatus

    Dhanuka Bambaranda

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