With Help From Ohio Center for Aquaculture Development, the Ohio
Center for Aquaculture Development (OCAD) continues to pursue its
mission of promoting the sustainable development of aquaculture in
Ohio. Aquaculture sales in Ohio have nearly doubled from $1,788,000 in
1997 to $3,185,000 in 2005. Nationally, Ohio ranks No. 1 in pounds of
yellow perch sold and fourth in sales of sport fish (National
Agriculture Statistics Service, 2005). Previously unranked, aquaculture
is now ranked 15th in Ohio for value of agricultural products sold.
