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Silver Perch Aquaculture

Introduction

Farming Silver Perch
Silver perch
Perch Profit 
Aquaculture Production Statistics

Markets & Marketing

this section contains sources of information that will assist you in evaluating the market's requirements and marketing of these products from your proposed or existing aquaculture venture

Pond Aquaculture Checklist
Silver Perch Market Assessment
Animal Welfare Guidelines
Seafood Experience Australia
Small-Scale Marketing of Aquaculture Product
Small Scale, On-farm Fish Processing
Testing Flavour Quality of Pre-harvest fish from Earthen ponds
Retail Sale and Consumption of Seafood 
Restaurants, Fish Suppliers and Wholesalers  
Austrade - Australia's Export and Investment Facilitation Agency 
Sydney Fish Markets
Melbourne Fish Markets
Seafood Services Australia

Business Planning

this section contains sources of information that will assist you in assessing the financial feasibility of your proposed aquaculture venture and developing an appropriate business plan.  

Perch Profit
Pond Aquaculture Checklist
Government Funding Sources
Profitability of Selected Aquaculture Species
Preparing to start a business
Checklist for Business Starters - Potential Topics for Investigation
Australian Government's Business Entry Point 
Business Assistance in Your Area (Business Enterprise Centres)   
Western Australia Business Investment Gateway 
Efficient Equity & Credit Financing for the rural Sector    

Production Systems

this section contains sources of information that will assist you in assessing the aquaculture production systems required to aquaculture your fish species choice.

Pond Aquaculture Checklist

Aquaculture Site Selection

Agrichemical Use Risks to Aquaculture
Site Selection and Design
Aquaculture Groundwater Resource Atlas
Site Selection of Levee-type Fish Production Ponds
Construction of Levee-type Ponds for Fish Production
Watershed Fish Production Ponds: Site Selection and Construction
Selecting the Proper Pump
Selecting a Piping System
Annual Water Budget
Trees Around Aquaculture Ponds
Aquatic Plants in Aquaculture Ponds
Repairing Fish Pond Levees
Renovating Leaky Ponds 

Farm Management

this section contains sources of information that will assist you in the day-to-day management of your proposed or existing aquaculture venture. 

Water Quality

Agrichemical Use Risks to Aquaculture
Water quality and disease
Interaction of pH, Carbon Dioxide, Alkalinity and Hardness in Fish Ponds (PDF 73k)
Fish Farmer's Guide to Understanding Water Quality and (PDF 57k)
Summer Fish Kills in Farm Ponds
Farm Pond Management Tips and (PDF 27k) 
Nitrite in Fish Ponds (PDF 90k)
Ammonia in Fish Ponds (PDF 735k)  
Algal Blooms in Commercial Fish Production Ponds (PDF 84k)
Carbon Dioxide in Fish Ponds (PDF 168k)
The Use of Lime in Fish Ponds and (PDF 469k)  

Aeration

Aeration: the Facts
Economics of Aeration
Measuring Dissolved Oxygen Concentration in Aquaculture 
Oxygen Depletion in Ponds

General

Juvenile Fish Suppliers
Buying juveniles and broodstock for ponds and dams
How to make a tadpole trap
High Cost of Bird Predation
Fish are best for mosquito and tadpole control in marron ponds

Fish Health

this section contains sources of information on fish health and management and treatment of fish diseases. 

The Role of Stress in Fish Disease
Water quality and disease
Field Guide to Australian Fish Diseases
Thelohania - a Threat to Marron and Yabbies
How to submit fish for diagnosis
Aquaculture Health Page
Fish Disease and Human Health
Agriculture WA Notifiable Stock diseases List  
National notifiable fish diseases  
Disease Watch
National Registration Authority Database of registered agricultural and veterinary chemicals
Aquatext - Aquaculture Dictionary

Government Approvals 

this section contains information on your legal obligations required to commercially aquaculture. in Western Australia. 

Applying for an Aquaculture Licence on Private Land in Western Australia
Aquaculture of non-endemic species in Western Australia - Silver Perch

Assistance

both the industry associations and online directories can provide additional support and information that will enable you assess the overall feasibility or improve the viability of your aquaculture venture.  

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