Contacts, Websites, Apps | Aquaculture, Fisheries, Pond Management

Finding information or people can be difficult. Below, you will find a list of “contacts”, or rather a list of links to contacts, that you may find useful to assist you with answering common questions you may have about aquaculture fish suppliers, aquatic plant management help, state resources, and management societies or organizations.

Contacts & Websites

Your Local Texas A&M AgriLife Extension County Agents	County Extension Agent
Texas A&M AgriLife Water Education Network	Water Education Network
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Wildlife	wildlife.tamu.edu
Texas Aquaculture Association	TAA
Texas Fish Suppliers List	Texas Fish Suppliers
Texas Aquaculture Facilities	Aquaculture Facilities
Texas Aquatic Weed Applicators List	Aquatic Weed Applicators
Texas A&M AquaPlant	AquaPlant
Southern Regional Aquaculture Center	Southern Regional Aquaculture Center
Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society	TCAFS
Texas Aquatic Plant Management Society	TAPMS
Texas AgriLife Extension Bookstore	Texas AgriLife Extension Bookstore
Texas Pond and Lake Management Consultants List	TPLMC

Mobile Apps

*PondCalc*	PondCalc is a comprehensive tool for recreational pond users as well as aquaculture producers. One of the most common problems in pond management is over-estimation of pond size. This tool allows the user to quickly and easily calculate the surface area of any shaped pond and then calculate the number of acre feet, all without having to do any math. These calculations allow the user to determine accurate pond area and volume for the application of chemical treatments and herbicides.
*AquaRef*	AquaRef – The aquaculture and pond manager quick reference guide is an inclusive set of tables and conversion factors for aquaculture professionals. Conversion factors range from the weight of chemical units that must be added to water to achieve particular concentrations to temperature conversion to volumetric water conversion factors to metric-English conversion for chemicals. This guide is packed full of useful information including pond filling time, pumping rate equivalents, discharge rates from standpipes, net mesh sizes for grading fish, length/weight relationships for fish, oxygen saturation points, pounds of fish that can be hauled at temperature, egg development stages, stocking guides, fertilization rates, and much more. Texas A&M AgriLfe Extension’s AquaRef is credited in large part to Larry Dorman with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, as he developed many of these materials for the quintessential Aquaculture Producer’s Quick Reference Handbook. Tables were reproduced with permission.
*AmmoniaCalc*	The un-ionized ammonia calculator is an invaluable resource for on the go aquaculture producers and managers as well as home aquarium hobbyists. Ammonia is the major end product in the breakdown of proteins in fish. Total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) is composed of toxic (un-ionized) ammonia (NH3) and nontoxic (ionized) ammonia (NH+ 4). Over time the buildup of ammonia within the fish system, combined changes in pH and temperature causes fluctuations in the concentration of toxic un-ionized ammonia. AmmoniaCalc allows the user to input simple, easily measured water chemistry measurements such as pH and temperature to instantly calculate the un-ionized ammonia concentration.
AquaCide	The Aquatic herbicide selection, effectiveness, and restriction guide is a tool for recreational pond managers as well as aquaculture professionals. This comprehensive visual guide helps you select the most effective herbicides for all aquatic vegetation classes, including the most common North American algae and floating, submerged, and emergent aquatic vegetation. Only herbicides that provide good or excellent control are provided for each species. AquaCide provides the environmental restrictions of all aquatically labeled herbicides, such as restrictions for human use (drinking, swimming, and fish consumption), livestock watering, irrigation (turf and crops), and other general comments pertaining to restrictions and differences in formulation.
Texas Farm Pond Management Calendar	The Texas Farm Pond Management Calendar is a virtual pocket guide/calendar to keep private pond managers up to date with the activities needed during each month of the year in order to manage their pond for the best fishing possible. The calendar may be accessed anytime, anywhere to determine the appropriate time to do activities such as stocking, liming, fertilizing, harvesting, weed control, draw down, feeding, and renovation if necessary. It also makes managers and anglers aware of how much they should harvest and the time of year that different species are spawning.