U.S., Canadian, and Mexican Aquaculture

The beginning of fish culture in the United States is somewhat clouded by the passage of time. A Rev. John Bachman claimed to have hatched freshwater trout eggs as early as 1804, and a Dr. T. Garlick’s trout-hatching experiments attracted attention in 1853. U.S. interest received impetus from successes in other countries: By 1850 fish culture was said to be well established in Western Europe, the Balkans, and Scandinavia. Small-scale culture trials took place in Japan as early as 1716, but the Japanese government did not construct field stations for fish propagation until 1876.