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Hedgecock, Improving Pacific oyster broodstocks
WRAC investigator Dennis Hedgecock (left) deploying a group of hybrid oysters for yieldevaluation with Chris Pratt of Taylor Resources, Inc. 2003; Photo: Jonathan Davis
Duration:4 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2001Funding level:$395,400 Location:California - CA, Oregon - OR, non-WRAC statesTopics:Broodstock, Genetics, HatcherySpecies:Oysters, Pacific oysters
Characterization of aquaculture in the western U.S.
Aquaculture farm in Boulder, Colorado. Photo: Liley Fisheries, Colorado.
Duration:2 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2021Funding level:$237,218Location:Alaska – AK, Arizona – AZ, California - CA, Colorado - CO, Idaho - ID, Montana - MT, Nevada - NV, New Mexico – NM, Oregon - OR, Utah - UT, Washington - WA, Wyoming – WY, non-WRAC statesTopics:Economics, Status of aquaculture
If you feed them, will they grow? A dietary approach to improving the growth of juvenile cutthroat trout
Myrick - Dietary approach for Juvenile Cuttthroat trout - 2013; Photo: Courtesy of
Duration:4 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2012Funding level:$357,91Location:Colorado - CO, Idaho - ID, Montana - MTTopics:Diet and Nutrition, Fish feed/protein/alternative protein, Grow outSpecies:Cutthroat trout, Trout
The economic impact of regulations on shellfish and trout aquaculture growth in the western United States
Engle - Economic impact of regulations 2016; Illustration: Scite® – Science Crunchers
Duration:3 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2015Funding level:$220,998Location:California - CA, Colorado - CO, Idaho - ID, non-WRAC states, Oregon - OR, Utah - UT, Washington - WATopics:Economics, RegulationsSpecies:Shellfish, Trout
Doroshov, Enhancing breeding and health of sturgeon broodstocks
Doroshov - Enhancing breeding and health of sturgeon broomsticks 2007; photo: Barbara Rasco
Duration:2 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2001Funding level:$200,000Location:California - CA, Idaho - IDTopics:Broodstock, Culture/egg quality, Grow outSpecies:Sturgeon
Efficient, rapid assay for predicting the growth rate of aquaculture species based on metabolic rate of the fertilized egg
Renquist - Rapid Assay for Prediction Growth Rate of Aquaculture Species - trout -2013; Photo: Benjamin Renquist
Duration:2 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2012Funding level:$120,000Location:Arizona – AZ, Idaho - ID, Oregon - ORTopics:Culture/egg quality, Hatchery, Metabolic rate, Rapid assaySpecies:Oysters, Tilapia
Ruesink, 2010, Scale-dependent and indirect effects of filter feeders on eelgrass: Understanding complex ecological interactions to improve environmental impacts of aquaculture
Ruesink - Analysis of Eelgrass - 2012; Photo: Charles "Si" SImenstad
Duration:4 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2003Funding level:$435,405Location:Oregon - OR, Washington - WATopics:Water quality - fresh and marineSpecies:Eelgrass, Geoduck, Pacific oysters, Shellfish
Environmental and endogenous factors affecting egg quality and caviar yield in farmed sturgeon
Doroshov - Egg quality an caviar yield in farmed sturgeon -2013 - Photo: Fred Conte
Duration:4 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2010Funding level:$480,000Location:California - CA, Idaho - ID, Montana - MT, Washington - WATopics:Broodstock, Diet and Nutrition, Economics, Grow outSpecies:Sturgeon
Adapting aquaculture to changing water chemistry in the Pacific Northwest
Adapting aquaculture to changing water chemistry in the Pacific Northwest; Photo: Courtesy of George Waldbusser
Duration:4 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2012Funding level:$318,627Location:Oregon - OR, Washington - WATopics:Hatchery, Water quality - fresh and marineSpecies:Oysters
Ostland, Immunological mechanisms of intensively-reared warmwater and coolwater finfish
Rainbow trout raised in aquaculture farm.
Duration:4 yearsFunded Date:10/1/2003Funding level:$400,00Location:California - CA, Idaho - ID, Washington - WATopics:Immunology, Vaccination development, Vaccine deliverySpecies:Hybrid striped bass, Rainbow trout
Identification of genetic markers for disease resistance to infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) in commercial populations of rainbow trout through genome-wide association analysis
In the effort to enhance the productivity of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) industry, one crucial concern is disease, which [...]
Duration:3 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2017Funding level:$338,795Location:California - CA, Idaho - ID, Washington - WATopics:Genetics, IHNV - Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virusSpecies:Trout
Optimization of pre and post-harvest factors to extend the shelf life and improve the quality of whole fish and fillets of salmonids and white sturgeon
Optimization of pre and post-harvest factors to extend the shelf life and improve the quality of whole fish and fillets of salmonids and white sturgeon - Yang
Duration:3 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2021Funding level:$359,835Location:California - CA, Idaho - ID, Oregon - ORTopics:Economics, Humane slaughterSpecies:Steelhead, Sturgeon, Trout
Hedgecock, Crossbreeding Pacific oysters for high yield
WRAC investigator Dennis Hedgcock (left) deploying a group of hybrid oysters for yield evaluation with Chris Pratt of Taylor Resources, Ind.
Duration:2 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2001Funding level:$214,008Location:California - CA, Oregon - OR, Washington - WATopics:Culture, Genetics, HatcherySpecies:Oysters, Pacific oysters
Bowker An evaluation of the effectiveness of various florfenicol treatment regimens to control mortality caused by Streptococcus iniaei in cultured hybrid striped bass
Jim Bowker, USFWS and the Aquatic Animal Drug Partnership Program in Bozeman, MT
Duration:3 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2005Funding level:$94,711Location:California - CA, Montana - MT, Washington - WATopics:Florfenicol treatmentSpecies:Hybrid striped bass
Winton, Control of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus in commercially reared salmonid fishes
Hatchling trout
Duration:2 yearsFunded Date:9/1/1997Funding level:$127,400Location:Alaska – AK, California - CA, Idaho - ID, Oregon - OR, Washington - WATopics:Cold water disease, IHNV - Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, ImmunologySpecies:Rainbow trout
Economic impacts of private sector aquaculture-based recreational fishing in the Western USA
Economic impacts of aquaculture-based recreational fishing; photo: iStockphoto.com/Fertnig
Duration:2 years and extendedFunded Date:8/1/2007Funding level:$198,698Location:California - CA, Colorado - CO, Idaho - ID, Oregon - OR, Utah - UT, Washington - WATopics:Economics
Dumbauld, The ecological role and potential impacts of molluscan shellfish culture in the estuarine environment
Oyster farm; Photo: PhilAugustavo
Duration:4 yearsFunded Date:9/1/1999Funding level:$400,000Location:California - CA, Washington - WATopics:CultureSpecies:Eelgrass, Pacific oysters
Determining ripeness in white sturgeon females to maximize yield and quality of caviar
Analyzing blood chemistry parameters in white sturgeon plasma to assess the use of specific analytes as indicators of stage of maturity. Photo: Molly Webb
Duration:4 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2007Funding level:$400,003Location:California - CA, Idaho - ID, Montana - MT, Washington - WATopics:Culture/egg qualitySpecies:Sturgeon
Cost-effective, alternative protein diets for rainbow trout that support optimal growth, health, and product quality
The continuous advancement of sustainable farming practices remains at the forefront for aquaculture producers, particularly in relation to minimizing environmental [...]
Duration:3 yearsFunded Date:9/1/2008Funding level:$359,728Location:California - CA, Colorado - CO, Idaho - IDTopics:Diet and Nutrition, Economics, Fish feed/protein/alternative protein, Grow outSpecies:Trout
Piedrahita, Investigation into the solution of critical problems of the recirculation aquaculture industry in the western region
Investigation into the Solution of Critical Problems of the Recirculation Aquaculture Industry in the Western Region
Duration:4 yearsFunded Date:8/1/2001Funding level:$260,935Location:Arizona – AZ, California - CA, Washington - WATopics:Culture, RAS - Recirculation Aquaculture, Regulations, Water quality - fresh and marineSpecies:Salmon, Tilapia, Trout