Trout Production

General Information & Suppliers | Health | Nutrition | Hatchery | Facilities | Harvesting & Transportation | Recipes | Recreational Pond Management | Additional Links

General Information & Suppliers

• Trout Production in Western North Carolina
• What Do I Need To Get Started In Trout Production – Permitting?
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Useful Conversions in Trout Aquaculture
• SRAC Publication 221 – Budgets for Trout Production
• SRAC Publication 224 – Rainbow Trout – General Information
• SRAC Publication 222 – Carrying Capacity and Inventory Management
• Aquaculture Suppliers
• Egg Suppliers in the United States
• Commercial Fingerling Suppliers
• Feed Suppliers
• Purchasers/Processors of Rainbow Trout
• Trout Suppliers for Stocking Ponds and Streams
• Should I Stock My Pond With Trout?
• Trout Fee-Fishing Ponds
• Pond Fisheries Management Information
• Western NC Weather Links

Health

• Diagnostic Services
• Trout Egg Formalin Treatment
• Formalin Treatment for External Parasites
• SRAC Publication 476 – Ich Disease of Fishes
• Enteric Redmouth (ERM) Vaccination

Nutrition

• Trout Feed Chart
• Leitritz and Lewis Feed Chart
• SRAC Publication 223 – Feeds and Feeding Methods
• Feed Suppliers
• Feeding Trout in Recreational Ponds

Hatchery

• Care of Trout Fingerlings
• Von Bayer Egg Counting Chart
• Egg Enumeration – displacement method
• Enteric Redmouth (ERM)Vaccination
• Hatchery Water Supply – Water Quality Concerns
• Receiving and Disinfecting Eggs
• Spawning Guidelines
• SRAC Publication 220 – Handling Eggs and Fry

Facilities

• Site Selection, Facility Design, and Construction
• Permits to Construct and Operate a Commercial Trout Farm
• Water Flow Estimation
• N.C. Department of Agriculture – Aquaculture Permit Application
• Dissolved Oxygen Saturation in Fresh Water
• Seafood Processing (HACCP)
  • Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) program
  • HACCP Training Schedule
  • Hazards and Controls Guide
• Cage Culture
  • Cage Construction
  • Species Selection & Stocking for Cage Culture
  • Site Selection & Water Quality for Cage Culture
  • Cage Suppliers

Harvesting & Transportation

• Displacement Method for Weighing Trout
• Trout Grader Bar Widths

Recipes

• Where to Buy North Carolina Trout
• Trout Recipes

Recreational Pond Management

• Trout Suppliers for Stocking Ponds and Streams
• Should I Stock My Pond With Trout?
• Pond Fisheries Management Information
• Feeding Trout in Recreational Ponds
• Pond Water Testing
• Care of Trout in Recreational Ponds During the Winter

Additional Links

• North Carolina Aquaculture Contacts
• Aquaculture References
• Southern Regional Aquaculture Center Publications
• United States Trout Farmers Association (USTFA)
• North Carolina Department of Agriculture
  • Aquaculture
• National Fisheries Institute
• USDA – National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
  • U.S. Trout Production
  • U.S. Catfish Production