Preventing Escape of Non-Native Species from Aquaculture Facilities in Florida, Part 2: Facility Evaluation Strategies
Representative fish farm layout. Water flow direction is indicated by arrows. Effluent from buildings and greenhouses flows into an interior ditch that empties into a detention pond. The detention pond discharges to the county ditch, the only surface water connection between the farm and the outside environment. Ponds are periodically dewatered by pumping into one of the interior ditches. The facility has security fencing, locked gates, and security lighting.
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Aquaculture Facilities
Non-Native Fish
FA196

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Hill, Jeffrey E., Quenton M. Tuckett, Carlos V. Martinez, Jared L. Ritch, and Katelyn M. Larson. 2016. “Preventing Escape of Non-Native Species from Aquaculture Facilities in Florida, Part 2: Facility Evaluation Strategies: FA196/FA196, 8/2016”. EDIS 2016 (7). Gainesville, FL:6. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fa196-2016.

Abstract

Understanding how non-native species escape or are accidentally released helps producers better design and operate aquaculture facilities to reduce or prevent escape. Active management of critical points where escape is possible will help achieve regulatory compliance. This 6-page fact sheet is the second in a four-part series devoted to educating industry and other stakeholders on the importance of preventing the escape of non-native species from aquaculture facilities, as well as strategies for non-native species containment and regulatory compliance. It describes farm layouts, explains how fish escape, and outlines a process that aquaculturists can complete to identify potential escape points on their farms. Written by Jeffrey E. Hill, Quenton M. Tuckett, Carlos V. Martinez, Jared L. Ritch, and Katelyn M. Lawson, and published by the School of Forest Resources and Conservation Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, August 2016.

FA196/FA196: Preventing Escape of Non-Native Species from Aquaculture Facilities in Florida, Part 2: Facility Evaluation Strategies (ufl.edu)

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fa196-2016
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Tuckett, Q. M., C. V. Martinez, J. L. Ritch, K. M. Lawson, and J. E. Hill. 2016a. Preventing escape of non-native species from aquaculture facilities in Florida, part 1: general considerations and regulations. FA195. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa195.

Tuckett, Q. M., C. V. Martinez, J. L. Ritch, K. M. Lawson, and J. E. Hill. 2016b. Preventing escape of non-native species from aquaculture facilities in Florida, part 3: structural strategies. FA197. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa197.

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