Atlantic salmonis native to the eastern United States and better suited to aquiculture conditions than their Pacific coast relatives. The Atlantic salmon has become an important aquaculture species. Atlantic salmon are released as smelts in streams to enhance natural populations and cultured in cages or net pens placed in areas with substantial flushing. Smelts may be produced in freshwater hatcheries or purchased.
3 Fathead minnows
Fathead minnows are themost important live bait produced in the region. They areusually raised in ponds. Culture ponds are typically fertilizedwith a vegetable material such as soybean meal orwheat sorts which stimulates the growth of algae. The reresultantplankton bloom is eaten by the fish. Some growersuse a low protein commercial fish feed. Potential markets exist for fathead minnows as bioassay and research animals.