The Ohio State University Aquaculture Research Center has recently finished a construction of a new building and a broodfish tank system at the OSU South Centers in Piketon. The 5400- square foot agricultural pole-style building is housing sixty 6-foot tank systems for our genetically improved broodstocks. The new facility features two twenty-foot doors which allow for cross-ventilation, moisture control and temperature modification. The structure will now allow for photo period manipulation of individual tanks due to the elimination of outside elements. The new facility greatly enhances our research capacity and bio-security for breeding programs.
