Quote Originally Posted by Ironfish
HI Jackalope,

There are a lot of different species being raised by OAA members. ( yellow perch, bass, crappie, blue gill, tilapia, bait fish, prawn) these are the ones I know about. I would say most of the members have ponds. The number of us using tanks and aquaponics is growing monthly.
OCARD is part of OSU and is working with fish farmers. They are very helpful answering questions and workshops. Perch and blue gill are the main native fish people like eating in northern Ohio.
I know the breeding program for perch has taken perch from at least 6 state and started cross-breeding. They've been working for a few years. As far I know, they've just been using genetic markers for development.

Ironfish
THX for clearing that up ..... I'm all for improving the strain by selective breeding! And I'm glad they are encouraging aquaculture .... I wish they'd do that here in Montana