History of aquaculture By Austin Tollefson Aug 11, 1700 Japanese started mariculture Saltonstall - Kenedy act (amended) Sep 23, 1800 North America became interested in aquaculture Sep 23, 1930 Research in illinois and Alabama was on how to produce larger crops and fish Sep 23, 1945 the first trout farm was found in South Africa Sep 23, 1950 Farm pond program from the U.S. government encouraged the construction and stocking of farm ponds Sep 23, 1960 Catfish culture emerged in the South of the U.S. Sep 23, 1960 Efforts of aquaculture began in Latin America Sep 23, 1970 increase in Catfish farming Sep 23, 1980 National Aquaculture Act in the U.S. established aquaculture as a national priority Sep 23, 1990 Promotion of additional species in high school aquaculture classes Sep 23, 2000 Chili put major pressure on Salmon production became second in salmon production by 2000. Sep 23, 2003 farm sales of Aquaculture totaled about $1 billion
