Aquaculture Systems Research Unit

The Aquaculture Systems Research Unit (ASRU) is located in the USDA-ARS Southern Plains Area. Scientists at the ASRU conduct research related to aquacultural production and engineering. The ASRU is co-located with the Aquaculture/Fisheries Center of Excellence, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff.

The mission of the ASRU is to evaluate and develop new components of aquaculture production systems to improve the efficiency of freshwater fish farming including cultural and processing methods to enhance and sustain product quality.