A project that aims to compare the commercial production of market-sized yellow perch fish in flow-through and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), is due to launch in Minnesota in September.
“Many Minnesota fish farmers are looking for a species that has a much higher market value than tilapia; yellow perch might fill that niche,” said Amy Schrank, University of Minnesota Sea Grant (MNSG) fisheries and aquaculture extension educator and project lead. “Minnesota Sea Grant has been actively engaged with Minnesota fish farmers since 2017 and raising Yellow Perch is one of the problems they asked us for help with.”
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https://thefishsite.com/articles/us-tilapia-farmers-consider-switching-to-perch
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