Raft River aquaculture project. Final report
The commercial potential for geothermal aquaculture was evaluated for 2 years at the Department of Energy's Raft River geothermal site in southcentral Idaho. Common carp '(Cyprinus carpio) and channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) were selected as culture species. Objectives of the study included investigation of: (1) growth rates; (2) nutrition trials; (3) histological and physiological parameters; (4) bioaccumulation of heavy metals; and (5) reproductive capacity. The second year project efforts were primarily studying the effects of geothermal water on the reproductive capacity of common carp by: (1) determining the effects of geothermal water on gonadal development of common carp; and (2) determining the effects of geothermal water on common carp embryogenesis.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho Univ., Moscow (USA). Coll. of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences
- DOE Contract Number:
- AS07-78ID01757
- OSTI ID:
- 6882986
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ID/01757-3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ANIMAL BREEDING
ANIMAL GROWTH
ANIMALS
AQUACULTURE
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
FISHES
FLUIDS
GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS
GEOTHERMAL HEATING
GEOTHERMAL WATER HEATING
GROWTH
Geothermal Legacy
HEATING
IDAHO
MASS REARING
NORTH AMERICA
PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
RAFT RIVER VALLEY
REARING
USA
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