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Humphreys County is Mississippi's newest county, having been formed in 1918. Humphreys County is located in the Mississippi Delta region. It was named 'Farm-Raised Catfish Capital of the World' in 1976 by then Governor Cliff Finch, since it produced more farm-raised catfish than any other U.S. county.
Two Mississippi catfish farms have settled a lawsuit alleging that they brought workers from Mexico to the U.S. and paid them significantly more than they previously paid local Black farmworkers ...
Ictalurids are cultivated in North America, especially in the Deep South, with Mississippi being the largest domestic catfish producer. [4] Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) supported a $450 million/yr aquaculture industry in 2003. [5] The US farm-raised catfish industry began in the early 1960s in Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
The area was named Farm-Raised Catfish Capital of the World in 1976 by then Governor Cliff Finch, since it produces more farm-raised catfish than any other U.S. county. [5] About 40,000 acres (160 km 2) of the county are under water in ponds used to grow catfish. About 60% of U.S. farm-raised catfish are grown within a 65-mile (100-km) radius ...
Talk about a fish tale: A Mississippi man reeled in a massive blue catfish that set a state record. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said Eugene Cronley of Brandon ...
All of Mississippi's state lakes offer great opportunities to catch quality fish, but these have produced giants including state records. Bass, bream, catfish and crappie: Catch giant, trophy fish ...
Catfish are easy to farm in warm climates, leading to inexpensive and safe food at local grocers. About 60% of U.S. farm-raised catfish are grown within a 65-mile (100-km) radius of Belzoni, Mississippi. [65] Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) supports a $450 million/yr aquaculture industry. [11]
In the U.S., catfish is raised generally in Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana in ponds. [7] With the increasing number of catfish imported from Vietnam, U.S. domestic producers began to worry about their profit margins. In 2002, Vietnamese catfish captured around 20 percent of American frozen fish market. [8]