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NORTH CAROLINA AQUACULTURE UPDATE 2001

NORTH CAROLINA AQUACULTURE UPDATE 2001. Thomas M. Losordo, Professor and Aquaculture Specialist College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Rebecca Dunning, Economist Debra Sloan, Business Specialist North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.

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NORTH CAROLINA AQUACULTURE UPDATE 2001

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  1. NORTH CAROLINAAQUACULTURE UPDATE2001 Thomas M. Losordo, Professor and Aquaculture Specialist College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Rebecca Dunning, Economist Debra Sloan, Business Specialist North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

  2. 2001 NORTH CAROLINAAQUACULTURE SPECIES Trout Catfish Crawfish Striped Bass Tilapia Yellow Perch Ornamentals Flounder Black Sea Bass Clams Oysters Soft Shell Crabs “Blow” Feeder used with Production Ponds

  3. 2001 NORTH CAROLINATROUT INDUSTRY STATUS 60 Food Fish Producers5.5 - 6 Million Pounds(No Growth) @ $1.10 / PoundFarm Gate Value = $6,600,000 Trout Production “Raceway” Tanks

  4. 2001 NORTH CAROLINATROUT INDUSTRY STATUS 13 Hatcheries6,750,000 Fingerlings Produced@ $0.08 eachFarm Gate Value = $540,000 “Eyed” Trout Eggs

  5. 2001 NORTH CAROLINATROUT INDUSTRY STATUS 30 Fee Fishing Operations 296,000 Pounds@ $3.20 / PoundFarm Gate Value = $947,200 Harvesting Trout

  6. 2001 NORTH CAROLINATROUT INDUSTRY STATUS Total TroutFarm-Gate(does not include value added)Value = $8,087,000 Value Added Trout Products

  7. 2001 NORTH CAROLINACATFISH INDUSTRY STATUS 44 Food Fish Producers (up from 39 in 2000)1961 Pond Acres (+308)488 Acres Under Construction6,300,000 Pounds (Up 37% from 4.6 M)@ $0.66 / Pound ( $0.09) Farm Gate Value = $4,158,000 Harvesting Catfish

  8. 2001 NORTH CAROLINACATFISH INDUSTRY STATUS 2 Fingerling Producers3,000,000 fingerlingsFarm Gate Value = $210,000? Catfish Lift Net

  9. 2001 NORTH CAROLINAHYBRID STRIPED BASS INDUSTRY STATUS 22 Food Fish Producers (no change)635 Pond Acres 2,400,000 Pounds @ $2.38 / Pound ( $0.12)Farm Gate Value = $5,700,0003 Hatcheries Hybrid Striped Bass

  10. 2001 NORTH CAROLINATILAPIA INDUSTRY STATUS 8 Active Growers9 Growout Sites(5 systems active in 2001)800,000 Pounds (estimated) Farm Gate Value = $1,000,0001 Hatchery

  11. 2001 NORTH CAROLINAYELLOW PERCH INDUSTRY STATUS 2 Hatcheries3 Fingerling Growers Farm Gate Value = $50,000

  12. 2001 NORTH CAROLINACRAWFISH INDUSTRY STATUS 4 Active Growers50 Acres (declining)20,000 Pounds Farm Gate Value = $45,000 Crawfish

  13. 2001 NORTH CAROLINACLAM & OYSTERINDUSTRY STATUS 284 Active Leases??2,135 Acres Planted 10,087 Bushels Clams5,000 Bushels OystersFarm Gate Value = $800,000 Jim and Bonnie Swartzenberg

  14. 2001 NORTH CAROLINACLAM HATCHERIES & NURSERIES 3 Active HatcheriesNurseries600 Upwellers200 Raceways100 Bags Clam Nursery

  15. 2001 US AQUACULTURECATFISH OVERVIEW 1320Farms187,700 Acres590,000,000 Pounds ( 1-2%)Farm Gate Value = $ 389,400,000 Rob Mayo Carolina Classics

  16. 2000 US AQUACULTURETILAPIA OVERVIEW 150 Farms20,000,000 Pounds Imports72 m lbs., whole frozen24 m lbs., fresh fillets ( 50%)14 m lbs., frozen fillets= 215 m lbs. LWEFarm Gate Value = $ 23,000,000 Nile Tilapia

  17. 2000 US AQUACULTURETROUT OVERVIEW 668 Producers65 - 70,000,000 lbs. Farm Gate Value = $ 71,761,000 Mountain Trout

  18. 2000 US AQUACULTUREHYBRID STRIPED BASS OVERVIEW 67 Farms 11,237,000 Pounds ProducedFarm Gate Value = $ 30,000,000 Hybrid Striped Bass

  19. North Carolina Aquaculture InfrastructureFeed Mills Carolina Fish Feeds CR Brown Southern States Feeds Cooperative

  20. Aquaculture InfrastructureProcessing Plant Southern States Cooperative Farmers Catch Plymouth, NC Carolina Classics Catfish Ayden, NC Carolina Mountain Trout , Morgan Mill & Sunburst Trout Southern Farm Tilapia Bailey, NC

  21. Business Planning &Permitting Assistance Rebecca Dunning, NCDA Aquaculture Economist Tidewater Research Station (919 513 - 0452) Debra Sloan, NCDA Aquaculture Business Advisor Western NC (828 524-1264) Tom Ellis, NCDA Director Aquaculture Raleigh, NC (919 733-7125) William Small, NCDA Seafood Marketing (252 331-4773)

  22. Technical AssistanceWestern NC Cooperative Extension Service Molly Sandfoss Area Aquaculture Agent Marion (828 652-7121) Skip Thompson Area Aquaculture Agent Waynesville, NC (828 456-3575)

  23. Technical AssistanceEastern NC Cooperative Extension Service Steve Gabel Area Aquaculture Agent (252 482-6585) Mike Frinsko Area Aquaculture Agent (252 757-2802) Skip Kemp Sea Grant Marine Advisory (252 247-4007) Marc Turano NCCES / Sea Grant Aquaculture Agent (910 253-2610)

  24. Aquaculture EducationEastern NC Community Colleges Ms. Penny Hooper Carteret Community College (252 222 - 6385) Dr. Doug Holland Brunswick Community College (910 755 - 7432)

  25. Aquaculture Research Personnel NC Fish Barn Tom Losordo Dennis Delong Tidewater Research Station Harry Daniels NC Trout Barn Jeff Hinshaw Pamlico Field Lab Craig Sullivan ECU Margie Gallagher NCSU College of Vet Medicine UNC Wilmington Wade Watanabe

  26. AQUACULTURE IN EDUCATIONHigh School Teaching Science Through Aquaculture Barry Bey South Brunswick HS Boiling Springs, NC Ted Menzer North Eastern High School Elizabeth City, NC Photo by Rebecca Dunning

  27. AQUACULTURE CONFERENCES(A Public / Private Partnership) 14th NC Annual Aquaculture Development Conference, January 18 & 19, 2002 Sheraton Atlantic Beach, NC Major Sponsors NC Dept. of Agriculture NC State University NC Farm Bureau NC Small Business Tech. Dev. Center NC Soil & Water Conservation Society NC Aquaculture Association Corporate Sponsors Carolina Classics Catfish, Inc. Carolina Power & Light Southern States Cooperative

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