New Auburn Fisheries Facilities To Bring Competitive Edge To U.S. Catfish

AUBURN, Ala. – Several Alabama catfish producers attended a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 9 for Auburn University’s new Center for Aquatic Resource Management, a $9 million addition to the Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture’s E.W. Shell Fisheries Research Center.

“This center is going to bring some of the technology to the fish farm here at Auburn that has been lacking,” said Dallas County catfish producer Butch Wilson, who also serves as president of Catfish Farmers of America.

The center, which consists of a 17,000 square-foot laboratory and a 20,000-square-foot administrative building, will offer cutting-edge aquatic research facilities, enhanced classroom environments and improved community education opportunities.

The laboratory building houses fish tanks and state-of-the art labs, including several climate-controlled

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