Catfish aquaculture provides the opportunity for a high level of quality control over the finished product from hatchery to harvest and processing.
The widespread interest in commercial catfish farming was generated by the development of a multimillion dollar catfish farming industry in the southern USA.
Successful catfish farming generally requires constructing facilities; controlling water quality, rearing, stocking and feeding fish and harvesting and marketing the fish crop.
Catfish farming is done under intensively controlled situation. A fish famer can grow catfish in ponds, cages or raceways. Essentially all the feed is provided by the farmer.
The most of the present day production comes from small and large scale of farms. While raceway culture is one of the intensive systems of catfish farming employed in the United States. Raceways constructed of concrete, asphalt, concrete blocks or earth are used.
Catfish farming as generally practiced is relatively benign. Catfish love in turbid, warm and relatively nutrient rich water and can tolerate lower water quality than species such as trout or striped bass.
Catfish farming
