Forrest Wynne
 
State Specialist for Aquaculture
Cooperative Extension Program
Kentucky State University
 
Graves County
Cooperative Extension Office
251 Housman Street
Mayfield, KY 42066
 
Phone: 270-247-2334
FAX :  270-247-5193
e mail:  fwynne@email.uky.edu

 

 

Program description

Provide aquaculture and fisheries management educational programs and consultation to cooperative extension and agency personnel, producers, and the public.  Programs address freshwater aquaculture, pond and lake management, fee fishing and aquatic resources education.   Outreach efforts include: presentations and programs, field demonstrations, site visits, trouble shooting and diagnostics, publication preparation and review, and attending related conferences and meetings.

Forrest Wynne has worked with both marine and freshwater finfish and shellfish including commercial salmon culture and processing in the Pacific Northwest.  He has worked with developing freshwater aquaculture industries in North Carolina and in Kentucky since 1988.  Current aquaculture interests include: pond site selection and construction, water quality, harvest technology, processing and marketing.  Mr. Wynne has focused on improving recreational fisheries in small southern impoundments since 1985.

Education

 
M.S., Fisheries Management 1987, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi.
 
B.S. Fisheries Biology 1983, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington.
 
A.A.S. Fisheries Technology, 1981, Peninsula College, Port Angeles, Washington. 
 
 
Links
 
Aquaculture Information Center: www.aquanic.org
Aquatic plant identification and control: http://aquaplant.tamu.edu 
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Fisheries and Aquaculture Department: FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture -   Home  
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources: http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us
KSU Aquaculture Program website:  http://ksuaquaculture.org
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/seafood.htm
Southern Regional Aquaculture Center:  www.msstate.edu/dept/srac/
United States Regional Aquaculture Centers: http://www.aquanic.org/usda/usda.htm
World Aquaculture Society:www.was.org
 
 
Online publications
Aeration, Circulation and Water Destratification Aquatic Vegetation Control Baitfish Production Beginning Aquaculture and Marketing Bullfrog Production
Water quality treatments in Ponds and Tanks Water Gardens Trout Production Tilapia Production Recirculating Aquaculture Tank Production Systems
Pond Site Selection, Construction, and Repair Paddlefish Production Largemouth Bass Production Diseases Hybrid Striped Bass Production
Harvesting, Holding and Live transport of Fish Freshwater Prawn Production Fee Fishing Farm and Recreational Pond Management Catfish Production
See: http://aquanic.org/publicat/state/ky/ky.htm
 
Recent Newsletter Articles
 
Catfish Used in the United States
Desirable Water Quality Parameters For Catfish
Fee Fishing as a Method of Small Scale
Snails in Fish Production Ponds
Maintaining Self-Sustaining Bluegill and Largemouth Bass Populations as a Method of Low Input Aquaculture
Off Flavor Catfish
Using Antimycin
Liquid Oxygen Use For The Transportation of Live Catfish
Fish Polyculture
Physical Effects of Heavy Rainfall in Ponds
USDA Trade Adjustments Assistance Program for Catfish Production
Aerator Efficiency
Feeding Catfish
Nitrite Season
Fish Feed
Pond Turnover
Overview of the Kentucky Rainbow Trout Industry

 

Fact Sheets

Aquatic Dyes
Construction and Repair of Water Shed Ponds
Liming Ponds MS Word Document
Grass Carp
OUTLOOK FOR HYBRID STRIPED BASS PRODUCTION IN KENTUCKY
Outlook for Muskellunge, Northern Pike, and Chain Pickerel Culture in Kentucky

Outlook for Yellow Perch, Walleye and Sauger Culture in Kentucky 
Pond Management Calendar
Pond Turnover
Removal of Undesirable Fishes from Warm Water Ponds
Trout Cage Culture
Factors Which Affect Water Quality in Livestock Ponds

 

PowerPoint Presentations  - Presentation may take several minutes to download due to images.

Recreational Pond Management
Aqua 101  - 24 MB
Liming - 4 MB
Shrimp Grow Out - 25 MB
Shrimp Hatchery and Nursery - 6 MB
Trout - 6 MB