US researchers are helping to build a stronger catfish industry

US researchers are helping to build a stronger catfish industry

Source: The Fish Site

8/20/2022

US researchers are helping to build a stronger catfish industry

Catfish growers in the United States had sales of $421 million during 2021, up 12 percent from $377 million the previous year, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistical Service – and researchers from multiple institutions are working to make the sector more resilient.

The top four states (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Texas) accounted for 97 percent of US total sales. With support from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, researchers at Land-grant Universities are conducting research that supports the catfish industry (the largest component of US aquaculture) and helping to build a more resilient food system.