Species Listing - Actively Cultured December 31, 2004
The species listed below are those that may be approved for culture on or harvest from licensed aquaculture farm sites.
A 'Y' under "Actively Cultured" indicates that during 2004 the species was reported by at least one aquaculture site as having been either brought onsite, onsite at year end, sold for restocking, sold for food market &/or sold as a "U-catch-em" sale.
Species Group Definitions: SF = Shellfish / MP = Marine Plants / FF = Finfish
Description |
Species Code |
Scientific Name |
Species Group |
Actively Cultured |
| Abalone |
ABLN |
Haliotis kamtschatkana |
SF |
Y |
| Alaria |
ALAR |
Alaria marginata |
MP |
|
| Atlantic Salmon |
ATL |
Salmo salar |
FF |
Y |
| Barramundi |
BARA |
Lates calcarifer |
FF |
|
| Largemouth Bass |
BASL |
Micropterus salmoides |
FF |
Y |
| Smallmouth Bass |
BASS |
Micropterus dolomieui |
FF |
Y |
| Carp |
CARP |
Cyprinus carpio |
FF |
Y |
| Arctic Charr |
CHAR |
Salvelinus alpinus |
FF |
|
| Brook Trout |
CHBR |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
FF |
Y |
| Chinook Salmon |
CHIN |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
FF |
Y |
| Lake Trout |
CHLK |
Salvelinus namaycush |
FF |
|
| Chum Salmon |
CHUM |
Oncorhynchus keta |
FF |
Y |
| Butter clam |
CLMB |
Saxidomus giganteus |
SF |
Y |
| Nuttall's Cockle |
CLMC |
Clinocardium nuttallii |
SF |
Y |
| Geoduck Clam |
CLMG |
Panope abrupta |
SF |
Y |
| Horse Clam |
CLMH |
Tresus capax |
SF |
Y |
| Littleneck Clam |
CLML |
Protothaca staminea |
SF |
Y |
| Manila Clam |
CLMM |
Tapes philippinarum |
SF |
Y |
| Varnish Clam1 |
CLMV |
Nuttalia obscurata |
SF |
Y1 |
| Cobia |
COBA |
Rachycantron canadum |
FF |
|
| Coho Salmon |
COHO |
Oncorhynchus kisutch |
FF |
Y |
| Brown Algae |
COST |
Costaria costata |
MP |
|
| Crayfish |
CRAY |
Pacifastacus leniusculus |
FF |
Y |
| Dungeness Crab |
CRBD |
Cancer magister |
SF |
|
| California Sea Cucumber |
CUCC |
Parastichopus californicus |
SF |
|
| Dolly Varden |
DOLY |
Salvelinus malma |
FF |
|
| Green Algae |
ENT |
Enteromorpha spp. |
MP |
|
| Kelp Greenling |
GRNL |
Hexagrammos decagrammus |
FF |
|
| Pacific Halibut |
HALI |
Hippoglossus stenolepis |
FF |
Y |
| Kokanee |
KOK |
Oncorhynchus nerka |
FF |
Y |
| Kombu |
LAM |
Laminaria saccharina |
MP |
Y |
| Groenlandica |
LAMG |
Laminaria groenlandica |
MP |
|
| Pacific Lamprey |
LAMP |
Entosphenus Tridentatus |
FF |
|
| Lingcod |
LING |
Ophiodon elongatus |
FF |
|
| Giant Kelp |
MAC |
Macrocystis integrifolia |
MP |
Y |
| Western Blue Mussel |
MUSB |
Mytilus trossulus |
SF |
Y |
| California Mussel |
MUSC |
Mytilus californianus |
SF |
|
| Eastern Blue Mussel |
MUSE |
Mytilus edulis edulis |
SF |
Y |
| Gallo Mussel |
MUSG |
Mytilus galloprovincialis |
SF |
Y |
| Bull Kelp |
NER |
Nereocystis luetkeanna |
MP |
Y |
| Eastern Oyster |
OYSE |
Crassostrea virginica |
SF |
|
| Kumamoto Oyster |
OYSK |
Crassostrea sikamea |
SF |
|
| Olympia Oyster |
OYSO |
Ostrea conchaphila |
SF |
|
| Pacific Oyster |
OYSP |
Crassostrea gigas |
SF |
Y |
| European Oyster |
OYSU |
Ostrea edulis |
SF |
Y |
| Pilchard |
PILC |
Sardinops sagax |
FF |
|
| Pink Salmon |
PINK |
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
FF |
|
| Florida Pompano |
POMP |
Trachinotis carolinus |
FF |
|
| Pile Perch |
PPER |
Rhacochilus vacca |
FF |
|
| Nori |
PRPH |
Porphyra spp. |
MP |
|
| Freshwater Prawn |
PRWN |
Macrobrachium rosenbergii |
SF |
|
| Spot Prawn |
PRWS |
Pandalus Platyceros |
SF |
|
| Red Crayfish |
RCRA |
Cherax quadricarinatus |
FF |
|
| Red Drum |
RDRM |
Sciaenops ocellatus |
FF |
|
| Rockfish |
ROCK |
Sebastes spp. |
FF |
|
| Black Cod |
SABL |
Anoplopoma fimbria |
FF |
Y |
| Sea Scallop |
SCLE |
Placopecten magellanicus |
SF |
|
| Giant Rock Scallop |
SCLG |
Crassadoma gigantea |
SF |
|
| Japanese Scallop |
SCLJ |
Patinopecten yessoensis |
SF |
Y |
| Pink Scallop |
SCLP |
Chlamys rubida |
SF |
|
| Spiny Scallop |
SCLS |
Chlamys hastata |
SF |
|
| Weathervane Scallop |
SCLW |
Patinopecten caurinus |
SF |
|
| Sculpin |
SCUL |
fm Cottidae |
FF |
|
| Moon Snail |
SNLM |
Polinices lewisii |
SF |
|
| Periwinkle Snail |
SNLP |
Littorina spp. |
SF |
|
| Sockeye Salmon |
SOCK |
Oncorhynchus nerka |
FF |
Y |
| Petrale Sole |
SOLE |
Eopestta jordani |
FF |
|
| Sea Perch |
SPER |
Gen spp |
FF |
|
| White Sturgeon |
STUR |
Acipenser transmontanus |
FF |
Y |
| Tilapia |
TIL |
Oreochromis niloticus |
FF |
|
| Brown Trout |
TRTB |
Salmo trutta Linnaeus |
FF |
|
| Cutthroat Trout |
TRTC |
Oncorhynchus clarki |
FF |
|
| Rainbow Trout |
TRTR |
Oncorhynchus mykiss |
FF |
Y |
| Steelhead Trout |
TRTS |
Oncorhynchus mykiss |
FF |
|
| Westslope Cutthroat |
TRTW |
Oncorhynchus lewisi |
FF |
|
| Sea Lettuce |
ULVA |
Ulva lactuca |
MP |
|
| Green Sea Urchin |
URCG |
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis |
SF |
|
| Purple Sea Urchin |
URCP |
S. purpuratus |
SF |
|
| Red Sea Urchin |
URCR |
S. franciscanus |
SF |
|
| Wolf Eel |
WEEL |
Anarrhichthys ocellatus |
FF |
|
- Varnish clams are not licensed for culture but licensed for harvest from aquaculture sites.
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