William
A. Wurts, Ph.D. William
A. Wurts, Ph.D.
Senior State Specialist for Aquaculture
Cooperative Extension Program
Kentucky State University at
UK Research and Education Center
P.O. Box 469 / 1205 Hopkinsville Street
Princeton, KY 42445-0469
Phone: 270/365-7541 ext. 200
FAX: 270/365-2667
E-mail: wwurts@uky.edu
Last Updated:
25-Feb-2008
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Doctorate. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences - aquaculture, applied fish physiology, and growth/production biology.
Texas A&M University, 1987.
Master of Agriculture. Fisheries Science -- aquaculture.
Texas A&M University, 1981.
Graduate Studies. Medical sciences.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 1975-1978.
Graduate course work (68 hours) which included: biochemistry, physiology, anatomy, cell biology, pathology, microbiology, immunology, pharmacology, genetics, et.al.
Bachelor of Arts. Biology major and chemistry minor.
University of Texas at Austin, 1975 -- summa cum laude.
Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi.
PROGRAM & EMPHASIS
Provide education and consultation for extension professionals, producers,
and the public about aquaculture and water quality management. Design, plan,
and conduct applied research projects and field demonstrations. Collaboratively
facilitate the development of an aquaculture industry with the University of
Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, government agencies, and other organizations.
William A. Wurts is a Senior State Specialist for Aquaculture with the Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Program. Recent work focuses on feeding practices, stabilizing water quality, and low-input production for freshwater shrimp and channel catfish. Past research includes applied physiology with marine, freshwater, and euryhaline species as well as effects of hardness and alkalinity on copper toxicity to aquatic life. His interests encompass sustainable aquaculture, growth biology, improving systems efficiency, and waste nutrient recapture through polyculture.
PUBLICATIONS (for a complete list click
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Wurts, W.A. 2007. Low Input Shrimp Farming in Kentucky, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. World Aquaculture, 38(4): 44-49. Click here for Slide Show.
Wurts, W.A. 2007. Sustainable aquaculture: concept or practice. In Biotechnology, [Eds. Horst W. Doelle, and Edgar J.DaSilva], in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford ,UK, [http://www.eolss.net]
Wurts, W.A. 2004. Organic fertilization in culture ponds. World Aquaculture, 35(2): 64-65 .
Wurts, W.A. 2003. Daily
pH cycle and ammonia toxicity. World Aquaculture, 34(2): 20-21.
Wurts, W.A. 2002. Alkalinity and hardness in production ponds. World Aquaculture, 33(1): 16-17.
Wurts, W. A. 1998. Why do some fish normally live in freshwater and others in saltwater? How can some fish adapt to both? Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Biology. http://www.sciam.com (pp 3-4). Click here for version published in World Aquaculture, 29(1): 65.
Wurts,
W. A. and P. W. Perschbacher. 1994. Effects of bicarbonate alkalinity and calcium
on the acute toxicity of copper to juvenile channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus).
Aquaculture, 125: 73-79.
Wurts, W. A., S. G. McNeill and D. G. Overhults. 1994. Performance and design
characteristics of airlift pumps for field applications. World Aquaculture,
25(4): 51-54.
Wurts, W. A. and R. M. Durborow. 1992. Interactions of pH, carbon dioxide, alkalinity and hardness in fish ponds. Southern Regional Aquaculture Center Publication No. 464.
Wurts, W.
A. and R. R. Stickney. 1989. Responses of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) to
calcium and magnesium concentrations in fresh and salt water. Aquaculture, 76:
21-35.
Wurts, W. A.
and R. R. Stickney. 1984. An hypothesis on the light requirements for spawning
penaeid shrimp with emphasis on Penaeus setiferus. Aquaculture, 41: 93-98.
