STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GARY MCDOWELL GOVERNOR AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Approved Species for Aquaculture Production in Michigan As defined in Act 199, PA of 1996, Michigan Aquaculture Development, (286.875 Approved species for aquaculture production; list.) as of January 29, 2015
Approved freshwater species: (nn) Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) (a) Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) (oo) Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) (b) Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) (pp) Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) (c) Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) (qq) Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) (d) Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) (rr) Hybrid bluegill (Lepomis cyanellus x (e) Brown trout (Salmo trutta) Lepomis (f) Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) macrochirus) (g) Splake (Salvelinus namaycush x Salvelinus (ss) Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) fontinalis) (tt) Redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) (h) Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) (uu) Sauger (Stizostedion canadense) (i) Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus (vv) Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) tshawytscha) (ww) Saugeye (Stizostedion canadense x (j) Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) (k) Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) (xx) Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) (l) Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (yy) Bigmouth buffalofish (Ictiobus cyprinellus) (m) Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) (zz) Black buffalofish (Ictiobus niger) (n) Lake herring (Coregonus artedi) (aaa) White perch (Morone americana) (o) Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) (bbb) White bass (Morone chrysops) (p) Northern pike (Esox lucius) (ccc) Tilapia (Genera of Tiliapia (except T. (q) Tiger muskie (Esox masquinongy x Esox rondeliia), lucius) Oreochromis, Sarotheradom and hybrids (r) Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) thereof) (s) Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Approved other aquatic organisms: (t) Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) (a) Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) (u) Bowfin (Amia calva) (b) Crayfish (Orconectes immunus, O. (v) Redbelly dace (Phoxinus eos) propinquus, (w) Finescale dace (Phoxinus neogaeus) O. virilis, Cambarus bartonii, C. robustus) (x) Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) Approved salt or brackish waters species: (y) Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) (a) Brine shrimp (Artemia sp.) (z) Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) (b) Shrimp (All species of the genus Peneaus) (aa) Bluntnose minnow (Pimephales notatus) (c) Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) (bb) Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) (d) Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) (cc) Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) (e) Cod (Gadus sp.) (dd) Yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) (f) Halibut (Hippoglossus sp.) (ee) Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) (g) Snapper (Lutjanidae-Lutjanus sp. Ocyurus (ff) Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) sp.) (gg) Flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) (h) Grouper (Serranidae-Epinephelus sp. (hh) Burbot (Lota lota) Mycteroperca sp.) (ii) Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolmieu) (i) Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) (jj) Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) (j) Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) (kk) White crappie (Pomoxis annularis) (k) Flounder (Paralichthys sp.) (ll) Black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) (l) Pompano (Trachinoyus sp.) (mm) Hybrid crappie (Pomoxis annularis x (m) Snook (Centropomus sp.) Pomoxis (n) Mackerel (Scomberomorus sp.) nigromaculatus) CONSTITUTION HALL P.O. BOX 30017 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909 www.michigan.gov/mdard (800) 292-3939