2008 Conference Presentations
Bioaugmentation
Products for Pond Aquaculture, Dr. Craig Tucker, Director of
Southern Regional Aquaculture Center
Professor Mississippi State University
Review of
Prebiotic Research with Fish and Shrimp, Dr. Delbert
Gatlin Professor and Faculty Fellow – Texas A & M University
Recent Developments in TPWD Fish Production Programs,
Gerald Kurten, Regional Director for Fish Hatcheries –
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Status of
World Aquaculture, Dr. Michael Masser, Board Member and
Past President – World Aquaculture Society,
Professor and Extension Specialist – Texas A & M University
Paddlewheel Placement in Catfish Ponds, Dr. Les Torrans
,Fish Production Specialist, USDA ARS Stoneville, Mississippi
SuperIntensive Shrimp Production and Production of ViralPathogen
Free White and Pink Shrimp Broodstock, Tzachi Samocha,
Professor and Regents Fellows, Texas A & M University
The History, Regulation, and Impact of VHS in the U.S.A.,
Dr. Andy Goodwin, Professor and Associate Director of
Aquaculture/Fisheries Center
University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff
Gar – New Species for Commercial Aquaculture? Potential and
Problems, Dr. Juliette Delabbio, Secretary of World
Aquaculture Society
Professor and Director of Aquaculture Research Center
Northwestern State University
Recent Research Related to Production of Channel & Blue Catfish
Hybrids, Dr. Brian Bosworth, Professor Mississippi
State University
Crawfish Aquaculture, Dr. Ray McClain, Professor
Louisiana State University
Current
Research (Flounder, Tripletail, Snook) at UT: FAML Port Aransas,
Dr . Joan Holt, Associate Director and Jeff Kaiser, University of
Texas
FAML Port Aransas
Freshwater
Prawns – Potentials and Realities, Dr. Jim Tidwell,
Past President World Aquaculture Society, Professor and Chair of
Division of Aquaculture
Kentucky State University
Production of Tilapia as Forage and for Vegetation Control,
Ken Hale, Boatcycle, Henderson, Texas
Past Conference Presentations
An Update on Nutritional Modulation of Disease Resistance in Freshwater Fish. Dr. Delbert Gatlin, TAMU, College Station, TX.
Updated Information on Potassium Amendments in Inland Shrimp Farming Waters. Dr. David Teichert-Coddington, Alabama.
USDA Aquaculture Update - Dr. Gary Jensen, USDA Wash. DC.
Status of Catfish Farming in Texas. Peter Woods, Texas Cooperative Extension, Bay City, TX.
Aquaculture in the Agriculture Classroom. Dr. Joe Dettling, TAMU, College Station, TX.
Update on US Marine Shrimp Farming Program Activities. Dr. Tony Ostrowski, USMSFP, Hawaii.
Water Gardens. Peter Woods, Texas Cooperative Extension, Bay City, TX.
A Survey of Taura Syndrome Virus Intermediate Hosts on South Texas Shrimp Farms. Dr. Joe Fox and Ken Gaines, TAMU-CC, Corpus Christi, TX.
TSV in Texas, 2004: Summary of a Collaborative Program Involving Commercial Shrimp Farmers, State and Federal Institutions / Agencies. Dr. Addison Lawrence, TAMU/TAES, Port Aransas, TX.
Update on the Activities at the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab. Dr. Ken Hasson, TVMDL, College Station, TX.
Hydroponics Integration With Aquaculture. Dr. Michael Masser, TAMU/TCE, College Station, TX.
Consideration For Fishmeal Use and Replacement In Shrimp Feeds. Daniel Barziza, Cargill Animal Nutrition, Minneapolis, MN.
Informal Discussion: The Status of Southern Flounder and Future Needs. Discussion conducted by Ivonne Blandon and Robert Adami, TPWD, Corpus Christi, TX.
Update on TPWD Hatcheries. Dr. Robert Vega, TPWD, Corpus Christi, TX.
Offshore Aquaculture in USA EEZ - Michael C. Rubino, NMFS/NOAA Bethesda, MD
Equipment That Works Offshore (A Review). Joe Hendrix, Sea Fish Mariculture, Houston, TX
Low Salinity Tolerance of Juvenile Ling and Temperature Needs of Larval/Juvenile Southern Flounder. Jeff Kaiser and Dr. Joan Holt, UTMSI, Port Aransas, TX.
Ecophys.Fish: A Simulation Model to Help Interpret Effects of Environment and Feed Variables on Fish Growth. Dr. Bill Neill, TAMU, College Station, TX.
Nursery and Grow-out of the Pacific White Shrimp in Limited Discharge Systems - Recent Accomplishments. Dr. Tzachi Samocha, TAMU-CC/TAES, Corpus Christi, TX.
Submission and Shipment Updates for Aquatic Diagnostic Samples. Dr. Patricia Varner, TVMDL, College Station, TX.