High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina

Fish Farming Gains Interest in Oregon and Beyond

Oregon Aqua Foods sparked interest with 16 000 coho salmon seedlings that vanished in spillways and disease but later a small return of 160 immature fish hinted at a potential two to four million salmon yearly return within a decade. Experts see aquaculture expanding from Asia to the United States with catfish shrimp and lobster trials, led by companies like Purina and Ralston and researchers in Maine Massachusetts and California.