EFFECTS OF FEEDING STRATEGIES ON GROWTH OF FLORIDA POMPANO
(TRACHINOTUS CAROLINUS) IN CLOSED RECIRCULATING SYSTEMS
A Thesis
Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the
Louisiana State University and
Agricultural and Mechanical College
in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of
Master of Science
in
The School of Renewable Natural Resources
by
Derek R. Groat
B.S., Long Island University – Southampton College, 2000
May 2002
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to thank Dr. Chuck R. Weirich, Waddell Mariculture Center, and Dr. Robert
C. Reigh, The School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University, for serving
as my major advisors through the course of my Master’s program. Appreciation is also extended
to the other members of my committee, Dr. Ronald F. Malone of the LSU Civil and
Environmental Engineering Department and Dr. Edward J. Chesney of Louisiana Universities
Marine Consortium.
I would like to thank Sea Grant for funding this study and Burris Mill and Feed for
donating the feed used in the research.
My utmost gratitude is extended to Dr. John P. Hawke of LSU Veterinary Medical
Diagnostic Laboratory for his time and expertise. I am also very grateful for the assistance that
Jennifer Spencer, Cliff Watts, John Paul Burris, Karim Belhadjali, Cliff O’Neal, and Manuel
Segovia provided throughout the study.
Finally, I would like to dedicate this thesis to my parents, especially my dad who does not
like to eat fish.
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