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Pond Management – Additional Resources

Below are links to fact sheets and useful publications relevant to pond and lake management in Arkansas. Clicking these links will take you to the host website of the publication, mostly from Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC) and the USDA Extension Service database of publications of Arkansas and neighboring states, to download the files.

For local assistance, contact your USDA Extension Service county office (click here for link to county office directory).

For further assistance, or for questions and suggestion about content on this website, email pondmanagement@uapb.edu or call (870) 575-8185.

Aquaponics
  • SRAC 5006 – Economics of Aquaponics
  • SRAC 5007 – Principles of Small-Scale Aquaponics
  • SRAC 5008 – Controlling the Greenhouse Environment for Aquaponics
  • SRAC 5009 – Greenhouse Crops and Cropping Systems for Commercial Aquaponics
  • SRAC 5010 – Building a Simple At-Home Aquaponics System
  • SRAC 5011 – Vegetable Transplants in Aquaponic Systems
Aquatic Vegetation - Control
  • MP 556 – Aquatic Vegetation Control in Arkansas 
  • MP 44 – Recommended Chemicals for Weed and Brush Control in Arkansas
  • FSA 9626 – Watermeal and Duckweed Control in Arkansas Ponds
  • FSA 9628 – Winter Drawdowns for Aquatic Weed Control and Pond Management
  • FSA 9094 – Algal Blooms, Scums and Mats in Ponds
  • FSA 9540 – Recognizing, Understanding and Treating Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
  • SRAC 0360 – Aquatic Weed Management: Control Methods
  • SRAC 0361 – Aquatic Weed Management: Herbicides
  • SRAC 3600 – Using Grass Carp in Aquaculture and in Private Impoundments
  • SRAC 3601 – Aquatic Weed Management: Herbicide Safety, Technology and Application Techniques
  • SRAC 3602 – Aquatic Herbicide Mode of Action and Use Implications
  • SRAC 0466 – Algae Blooms in Commercial Fish Production Ponds
  • SRAC 4605 – Algal Toxins in Pond Aquaculture
  • EWF 015 – Managing and Controlling Algae in Ponds
  • EWF 037 – Identification and Control of Duckweed and Watermeal
  • EWF 110 – Aquatic Vegetation Prevention
  • EWF 149 – Identification and Management of Water Lily-Like Species
Aquatic Vegetation - Establishing Beneficial Plants
  • FIS004 – How to Establish Aquatic Plants in Your Pond
  • H2O-015 – Shorescaping Freshwater Shorelines
  • MDS 273 – Propagation and Establishment of Native Aquatic Plants in Reservoirs
  • SRAC 0435 – Water Gardens
Baitfish
  • ETB256 – Nutrition and Feeding of Baitfish
  • SRAC 0120 – Common Farm-Raised Baitfish
  • SRAC 0140 – Forage Fish – Introduction and Species
  • SRAC 0121 – Baitfish – Feeds and Feeding Practices
  • SRAC 0123 – Feeding Practices for Baitfish
  • SRAC 0124 – Dietary Protein and Lipid Requirements of Golden Shiners and Goldfish
  • SRAC 1200 – Growing Bull Minnows for Bait
  • SRAC 0283: Tilapia: Life History and Biology
Bird Predation
  • FSA 9623 – Lesser Scaup Predation on Arkansas Baitfish and Sportfish Farms
  • SRAC 0400 – Avian Predators at Aquaculture Facilities in the Southern United States
  • SRAC 0401 – Controlling Bird Predation at Aquaculture Facilities – Frightening Techniques
Catfish
  • SRAC 0180 – Channel Catfish – Life History and Biology
  • SRAC 0181 – Feeding Catfish Commercial Ponds
  • SRAC 0192 – Managing Off-Flavor Problems in Pond Raised Catfish
  • SRAC 1806 – Feed Ingredients and Feeds for Channel Catfish
  • SRAC 0431 – Testing Flavor Quality of Preharvest Channel Catfish
Fee Fishing / Pay Lakes / Fishing Leases
  • SRAC 0479a – Fee-Fishing – An Introduction
  • SRAC 0480 – Fee-Fishing Ponds – Management of Food Fish and Water Quality
  • SRAC 0481 – Development and Management of Fishing Leases
  • SRAC 0482 – Fee-Fishing – Location, Site Development and Other Considerations
Fish Kills and Diseases
  • SRAC 0472 – Investigating a Fish Die-Off and Submitting a Sample for Toxicology or Disease Diagnosis
  • SRAC 0474 – The Role of Stress in Fish Disease
  • SRAC 0475 – Proliferative Gill Disease (Hamburger Gill Disease)
  • SRAC 0476 – Ich (White Spot Disease)
  • SRAC 0477 – ESC – Enteric Septicemia of Catfish
  • SRAC 0478 – Motile Aeromanas Septicemia (MAS) in fish
  • SRAC 4700 – Saprolegniasis (Winter Fungus) and Branchiomycosis of Commercially Cultured Channel Catfish
  • SRAC 4701 – Protozoan Parasites
  • SRAC 4702 – Channel Catfish Virus Disease
  • SRAC 4703 – Disease Prevention on Fish Farms
  • SRAC 4706 – Mycobacterial Infections of Fish
  • SRAC 4707 – Biosecurity in Aquaculture, Part 1 – An Overview
  • SRAC 4712 – Biosecurity in Aquaculture, Part 3 – Ponds 
  • SRAC 4710 – Herpesviruses in Fish
  • SRAC 4711 – Prebiotics and Probiotics – Definitions and Applications
Fish Species Profiles
  • SRAC 0722 – Species Profile – Largemouth Bass
  • SRAC 0200 – Largemouth Bass – Biology and Life History
  • SRAC 0180 – Channel Catfish – Life History and Biology
  • SRAC 0724 – Species Profile – Sunfish
  • SRAC 7201 – Species Profile – Koi and Goldfish
  • SRAC 7204 – Species Profile – Yellow Perch, Perca flavescens
  • SRAC 7205 – Species Profile – Hybrid Sunfish
  • SRAC 7212 – Species Profile – Hybrid Crappie
  • SRAC 0300 – Hybrid Striped Bass – Biology and Life History
  • SRAC 0283 – Tilapia – Life History and Biology
Fish Stocking and Management
  • MP360 – Farm Pond Management for Recreational Fishing
  • FSA 9612 – Stock Enhancement as a Fishery Management Tool for Largemouth Bass
  • FSA 9093 – Arkansas Farm Pond Management Calendar
  • Arkansas Sportfish Suppliers List
Hybrid Striped Bass
  • SRAC 0300 – Hybrid Striped Bass – Biology and Life History
  • SRAC 0301 – Hybrid Striped Bass – Hatchery Phase
  • SRAC 0302 – Hybrid Striped Bass – Fingerling Production in Ponds
  • SRAC 0303 – Hybrid Striped Bass – Pond Production of Foodfish
  • SRAC 3000 – Comparison of Costs of Different Hybrid Striped Bass Production Systems in Ponds
  • SRAC 3001 – Feeds and Feeding of Hybrid Striped Bass
Largemouth Bass
  • SRAC 0200 – Largemouth Bass – Biology and Life History
  • SRAC 0201 – Culture of Largemouth Bass Fingerlings
  • FSA 9612 – Stock Enhancement as a Fishery Management Tool for Largemouth Bass
Livestock
  • FSA 9527 – Best Management Practices for Livestock Farms
  • FSA 3021 – Water for Beef Cattle
  • FSA 3128 – Watering Systems for Cattle Ponds
  • FSA 3024 – Nitrate Poisoning in Cattle
Miscellaneous
  • FSA 9085 – Beaver Damage Prevention and Control Methods
  • FSA 9619 – Control of Bullfrogs and Their Tadpoles on Commercial Fish Farms
  • FSA 9098 – Best Management Practices for Waterbirds on Agricultural Lands
  • FSA 9533 – Rain Gardens and Stormwater
  • SRAC 5002 – Mycotoxins in Aquaculture Feeds
  • SRAC 5003 – Principles of Fish Nutrition
  • SRAC 5004 – Phytoplankton Culture for Aquaculture Feed
Pond Design, Construction and Repair
  • NRCS 590 – Ponds – Planning, Design, Construction
  • SRAC 0100 – Site Selection of Levee-Type Fish Production Ponds
  • SRAC 0101 – Construction of Levee-Type Ponds for Fish Production
  • SRAC 0102 – Watershed Fish Production Ponds: Site Selection and Construction
  • SRAC 0103 – Calculating Area and Volume of Ponds and Tanks
  • SRAC 0104 – Repairing Fish Pond Levees
  • SRAC 0105 – Renovating Leaky Ponds
Pond Treatments
  • SRAC 0410 – Calculating Treatments for Ponds and Tanks
  • SRAC 4100 – Liming Ponds for Aquaculture
  • SRAC 4101 – Removing Fish from Ponds with Rotenone
  • SRAC 4607 – Groundwater Treatment Before Use in Aquaculture
Professional Pond and Lake Management Companies in Arkansas

(email joness@uapb.edu for inclusion on this list – inclusion does not imply endorsement) 

 

AR – Aquatic Resources Consulting – Lonoke
(501) 676-6950 – arclakeandpond.com

AR Office – SOLitude Lake Management – Little Rock
(866) 874-4033 – solitudelakemanagement.com

AR – Sunrise Fisheries – Lake Village
(870) 265-1205 – sunrisefisheries.com

 

Tilapia
  • SRAC 0281 – Cage Culture of Tilapia
  • SRAC 0282 – Tank Culture of Tilapia
  • SRAC 0283 – Tilapia – Life History and Biology
Trout
  • SRAC 0220 – Trout Production – Handling Eggs and Fry
  • SRAC 0222 – Trout Farming – Carrying Capacity and Inventory Management
  • SRAC 0223 – Trout Production – Feeds and Feeding Methods
Water Quality
  • FSA 9090 – Understanding Your Fish Pond Water Analysis Report
  • SRAC 0460 – Control of Clay Turbidity in Ponds
  • SRAC 0461 – Water Quantity and Quality Requirements for Channel Catfish Hatcheries
  • SRAC 0462 – Nitrite in Fish Ponds
  • SRAC 0463 – Ammonia in Fish Ponds
  • SRAC 0464 – Interactions of pH, Carbon Dioxide, Alkalinity and Hardness in Fish Ponds
  • SRAC 0466 – Algae Blooms in Commercial Fish Production Ponds
  • SRAC 0468 – Carbon Dioxide in Fish Ponds
  • SRAC 0469 – Fertilizing Fish Ponds
  • SRAC 4600 – Toxicities of Agricultural Pesticides to Selected Aquatic Organisms
  • SRAC 4601 – Measuring Dissolved Oxygen Concentration in Aquaculture
  • SRAC 4602 – Pond Mixing
  • SRAC 4603 – Managing Ammonia in Fish Ponds
  • SRAC 4604 – Managing High PH in Freshwater Ponds
  • SRAC 4605 – Algal Toxins in Pond Aquaculture
  • SRAC 4606 – Interpretation of Water Analysis Reports for Fish Culture
  • SRAC 4607 – Groundwater Treatment Before Use in Aquaculture
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