PROJECT: MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY-DERIVED
OFF-FLAVORS IN WARMWATER FISH PONDS

For more information on this project, see Progress Reports.

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Books

Boyd, C. E. and C. S. Tucker. Pond Aquaculture Water Quality Management. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. 700 pages.

Boyd, C. E. 2000. Water quality, an introduction. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston.

Patents

Walker, H. L. and C. L. Patrick. 1998. Method of isolating and propagating microorganisms and viruses. U.S. Patent No. 5,739,019.

Journal Articles

Boyd, C.E. 1997. Practical aspects of chemistry in pond aquaculture. The Progressive Fish-Culturist 59:85-93.

Boyd, C. E. and A. Gross. 1999. Biochemical oxygen demand in channel catfish pond waters. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 30:349-356.

Buyukates, Y., S. D. Rawles and D. M. Gatlin III. 2000. Phosphorus fractions of various feedstuffs and apparent phosphorus availability to channel catfish. North American Journal of Aquaculture 62:184-188.

Chung, K. T. and C. I. Wei.1997. Food tannins and human health: a double-edge sword? Food Technology. 51:124.

Chung, K. T. and T. Y. Wong, C. I. Wei, Y. W. Huang and Y. Lin. 1998. Tannins and human health: a review. Critical Review in Food Science and Nutrition. 38: 421-464.

Chung, K. T., Z. Lu and M. W. Chou. 1998. Mechanism of inhibition of tannic acid and related compounds on the growth of some intestinal bacteria. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 36: 1053-1060.

Eya, J. C. and R. T. Lovell. 1997. Available phosphorus requirements of food-size channel catfish fed practical diets in ponds. Aquaculture 154:283-291.

Eya, J. C. and R. T. Lovell. 1997. Net absorption of dietary phosphorus from various inorganic sources and effect of fungal phytase on net absorption of phosphorus by channel catfish. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 28:386-391.

Fijan, N. and P. W. Perschbacher. 2000. Channel catfish industry in the USA and the off-flavor problem. Ribarstvo (581):13-24. (in Croatian).

Giri, B. J. and C. E. Boyd. 1999. Effects of frequent, small doses of calcium carbonate on water quality and phytoplankton in channel catfish ponds. North American Journal of Aquaculture 62:225-228.

Gross, A. and C. E. Boyd. 1998. A digestion procedure for the simultaneous determination of total nitrogen and total phosphorus in pond water. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 29:300-303.

Gross, A., C. E. Boyd, and J. Seo. 1998. Evaluation of the ultraviolet spectrophotometric method for the measurement of total nitrogen in water. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 30:388-393.

Gross, A., C. E. Boyd, R. T. Lovell, and J. C. Eya. 1998. Phosphorus budgets for channel catfish ponds receiving diets with different phosphorus concentrations. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 29:31-39.

Lenger, T.A., P. W. Perschbacher, T. J. Pefiffer. 2001.  Bead filter enhances RAS for tilapia production.  Global Aquaculture Advotate 4(3):40-42.

Perkins, E. J. and D. Schlenk. 1997. Comparisons of uptake and dupuration of 2-methylisoborneol in male, female, juvenile and 3MC-induced channel catfish (Ictalurus puncatatus). Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 28:158-164.

Perkins, E. J. and D. Schlenk. 1998. Immunochemical characterization of hepatic cytochrome P450 isozymes in the channel catfish: assessment of sexual, developmental and treatment-related effects. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 121C:305-310.

Robinson, E. H., L. S. Jackson, and M. H. Li. 1996. Supplemental phosphorus in practical channel catfish diets. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 27:303-308.

Schlenk, D., E.J. Perkins and W.B. Hawkins. 1999. Effect of ethanol, clorfibric acid and temperature on the uptake and elimination of 2-methylisoborneal in channel catfish (Ictalurns punctatus). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 21:173-178.

Schlenk, D. , E.J. Perkins and B.C. DeBusk. 2000. 2-methylisoborneal disposition in three strains of channel catfish: absence of biotransformation. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 23:225-232.

Seo, J. and C. E. Boyd. 2001. Dry-tilling of pond bottoms and calcium sulfate treatment for water quality improvement. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 32:257-268.

Seo, J. and C. E. Boyd. 2001. Effects of bottom soil management practices on water quality improvement in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) ponds. Aquacultural Engineering 25:83-97.

Sonnenholzner, S. and C. E. Boyd. 2000. Vertical gradients of organic matter concentrations and respiration rate in pond bottom soils. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 31:376-380.

Thunjai, T. and C. E. Boyd. 2001. Pond soil pH measurement. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 32:141-152.

Tucker, C. S. 1998. Low dosages of copper may reduce off-flavor. The Catfish Journal XIII(3):5.

Tucker, C. S. 2000. Off-flavor problems in aquaculture. Critical Reviews in Fisheries Science 8(1):1-44.

Tucker, C. S. and M. van der Ploeg. 1999. Managing off-flavor problems in pond-raised catfish. Southern Regional Aquaculture Center Publication 192.

Tucker, C. S., T. R. Hanson, and S. K. Kingsbury. 2001. Management of off-flavors in pond-cultured channel catfish with weekly applications of copper sulfate. North American Journal of Aquaculture 63:118-130.

Walker, H. L. and L. R. Higginbothan. 2000. An aquatic bacterium that lyses cyanobacteria associated with off-flavor of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Biological Control 18:71-78.

Zhao, G., K. T. Chung, K. Milow, W. Wand and S. E. Stevens, Jr. 1997. Antibacterial properties of tannic acid and related compounds against the fish pathogen, Cytophaga columnaris. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 9:309-313.

Extension Publications

Boyd, C. E. 1998. Water quality for pond aquaculture. Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, Alabama, Research and Development Series No. 43. 37 pages.

Perschbacher, P. 1998. Algae infestations in warmwater fish ponds. Aquaculture Magazine 24 (1):8-13.

Plhak, L. 1999. Quality control methods to improve catfish flavor. Louisiana Agriculture, Fall 1999 Issue.

Abstracts or Presented Papers

Boyd, C. E. 1998. Phosphorus chemistry in pond soils. Aquaculture ’98, Las Vegas, Nevada, 15-19 February.

Boyd, C. E. 1999. Water quality in channel catfish farming. Aquaculture ‘99, Sydney, Australia, 26 April - 2 May.

Chung, K. T., Z. Lu and M. W. Chou. Effects of a tannins on growth of intestinal bacteria, 97th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, A-111, May 4-8, 1997, Miami Beach, Florida.

Clarizia, L., K. T. Chung and S. E. Stevens, Jr. Effects of tannins on growth of Streptomyces tendae. 97th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 0-57, May 4-8, 1997, Miami Beach, Florida.

Hanson, T. R. and C. S. Tucker. 2000. Economics of copper sulfate usage in reducing off-flavor. Research and Review: A compilation of abstracts of research on channel catfish. 2000 Catfish Farmers of America Research Symposium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 19 February.

Park, E. S. and Plhak, L. 1998. Development of monoclonal antibody and enzyme immunoassay for 2-methylisborneol, 4th. International Conference on Toxic Cyanobacteria, Sept. 27-Oct. 1, 1998. Beauford, NC., USA.

Perschbacher, P.W. and J.L. White. 1997. Effects of caged blue tilapia, (Oreochromis aureus), on intensive culture of channel catfish, (Ictalurus punctatus), in static ponds. World Aquaculture’97, Seattle, Washington, 19-23 February.

Perschbacher, P.W., J.L. White and R.A. Burks. 1998. Patterns of infestation of the off-flavor alga (Oscillatoria cf. chalybea) on a north delta commercial channel catfish farm. Aquaculture ‘98, Las Vegas, Nevada, 15-19 February.

Perschbacher, P. W. and J. L. White. Biological Control of Planktonic Algae for Sustainable Pond Production: Evaluation of Filter-Feeding Macroorganisms. Aquaculture America 1999. World Aquaculture U.S.A. Chapter Annual meeting, Tampa, Fl., 27-30 January, 1999.

Perschbacher, P. W. 2000.   An evaluation of an intensive polyculture system incorporating control of algal off-flavors and water quality.  The Third World Fisheries Congress, Beijing, China, 31 October-3 November.

Seo, J. and C. E. Boyd. 2001. Water quality improvement with physical and chemical management practices in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) ponds. Aquaculture 2001, Orlando, Florida, 21-25 January.

Tucker, C. S., T. R. Hanson, and S. K. Kingsbury. 2000. Routine application of low doses of copper sulfate to reduce the incidence of off-flavor in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Aquaculture America 2000, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2-5 February.

Walker, H. L. Biological control of blue-green algae that cause off-flavor in channel catfish. Annual Meeting, Louisiana Catfish Farmers Association, 1997.

Walker, H. L. Biological control of blue-green algae that cause off-flavor in channel catfish. Annual Meeting, Louisiana Catfish Farmers Association, 1998.

Wood, C. W. and C. E. Boyd. 2000. Carbon and nitrogen in pond bottom soils. Aqua 2000, Nice, France, 2-6 May.

Theses and Dissertations

Buyukates, Y. 1998. Determination of phosphorus composition and availability from various feedstuffs to channel catfish. MS. Thesis, Texas A&M University. 37 pages.

Eya, J. C. 1998. Reducing phosphorus content of catfish feeds in ponds. Ph.D. dissertation, Auburn University.

Giri, B. J., III. 1998. The effect of regular addition of agricultural limestone on water quality in channel catfish production ponds. M.S. Thesis, Auburn University, Alabama. 42 pages.

Massaut, L. 1998. Plankton trophic interactions in catfish and sportfish ponds in the presence of omnivorous, filter feeding fish. Ph.D. Dissertation, Auburn University, Alabama. 121 pages.

Pavek, R. E. 1998. Effect of sodium nitrate enrichment on water quality variables, bottom sediments, and catfish production in earthen ponds. M.S. Thesis, Auburn University, Alabama. 46 pages.

Rowan, M.   2001.  Chemical phosphorus removal from aquacutlure pond water and effluent.   PhD. Dissertation, Auburn University, Alabama. 

Seo, J. 2001. Practices for improving water quality in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctntus) aquaculture. Ph.D. Dissertation, Auburn University, Alabama.

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