To measure the positive impact that the aquaculture research initiative is
having in Ohio, one only needs to look at the numbers in the most recent
Census’s of Agriculture. The 1998 Census of Aquaculture reported 33 fish farms
in Ohio with $1,788.000 in total sales. The 2002 Census of Agriculture reported
100 fish farms in Ohio with $3,338,000 in total sales. This means the number of
fish farms in Ohio increased at a rate of 30% per year and the total aquaculture
sales increased at a rate of 17% per year. If this rate of growth continues, we
can expect to see approximately 200 fish farms with sales of over 5.3 million
dollars reported in the 2005 Census of Aquaculture, set to be conducted by the
National Agriculture Statistics Service. Previously unranked, aquaculture is now
ranked 15th in Ohio for value of agriculture products sold.
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To measure the positive impact that the aquaculture research initiative is
having in Ohio, one only needs to look at the numbers in the most recent
Census’s of Agriculture. The 1998 Census of Aquaculture reported 33 fish farms
in Ohio with $1,788.000 in total sales. The 2002 Census of Agriculture reported
100 fish farms in Ohio with $3,338,000 in total sales. This means the number of
fish farms in Ohio increased at a rate of 30% per year and the total aquaculture
sales increased at a rate of 17% per year. If this rate of growth continues, we
can expect to see approximately 200 fish farms with sales of over 5.3 million
dollars reported in the 2005 Census of Aquaculture, set to be conducted by the
National Agriculture Statistics Service. Previously unranked, aquaculture is now
ranked 15th in Ohio for value of agriculture products sold.