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CFAST Abstracts

Here are some articles which we've reprinted separately.

Do Microbial Plate Counts Accurately Predict Quality in Aquacultured Catfish? - G. J. Flick, Jr., Originally Appearing in: Global Aquaculture Advocate, February 2002, Volume 5, Issue 1

Water Quality Concerns Move Up the Food Chain - G. J. Flick, Jr., Originally Appearing in: Global Aquaculture Advocate, June 2002, Volume 5, Issue 3

The Seafood HACCP Regulation: A Perspective - G. J. Flick, Jr., Originally Appearing as a Three Part Series in: Global Aquaculture Advocate, Volume 3, Issue 6, Volume 4, Issue 1 and 3

Below are abstracts for research articles funded in part by CFAST

Comparison of Aquacultured Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) Fillets with other Aquacultured Fish Fillets Using Subjective and Objective Sensorial Traits - S. Pullela, C. F. Fernandes, G. J. Flick, Jr., G. S. Libey, S. A. Smith, and C. W. Coale

Effect of starch, egg white albumin, and fish sarcoplasmic protein on the textural and cooking properties of restructured squid (Illex illecebrosus) - Kannapha Suklim, George J. flick, Jr., Joseph E. Marcy, William N. Eigel

The Efficacy of Using Natural Antioxidant Blends to Control Oxidative Rancidity in Minced Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) During Frozen Storage - A. G. Turner, G. J. Flick, Jr., S. E. Duncan, C. G. Haugh, and F. D. Conforti

The Efficacy of Natural Antioxidant Blends to Control Oxidative Rancidity in Filleted and Headed and Gutted Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) During Frozen Storage - A. G. Turner, G. J. Flick, Jr., S. E. Duncan, C. G. Haugh, and F. D. Conforti

Impacts of trout culture effluent on water quality and biotic communities in Virginia headwater streams. Progressive Fish-Culturist 60:247-262. - Selong, J. and L. A. Helfrich. 1998.

The Incidence of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Aquacultured Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - T. James McAdams, Robert G. Reinhard, Custy F. Fernandes, George J. flick, Jr., Stephen A. Smith, Cameron R. Hackney, and George S. Libey

Inorganic Constituents, Pesticides, and Herbicides in Aquacultured Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Muscle Tissue Grown in Appalachia - T. James McAdams, Robert G. Reinhard, George J. Flick, Jr., Stephen A. Smith, Cameron R. Hackney, George S. Libey

Isolation of Histamine Producing Bacteria from Fish-Processing Facilities and Fishing Vessels - T. M. Gingerich, T. Lorca, G. J. Flick, Jr., H. M. McNair, and M. D. Pierson

Off-season spawning of sunshine bass (Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis) exposed to 6- or 9-month phase-shifted photothermal cycles. Aquaculture 167:67-83. - Tate, A. and L. A. Helfrich. 1998.

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