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Steven D. Mims Education
- B.S., Fisheries Management, Eastern Kentucky University, 1982
- M.S., Aquaculture, Auburn University, 1984
- Ph.D., Aquaculture, Auburn University, 1992
smims@dcr.net
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Research Focus
- Reproductive biology (gynogenesis, sex reversal etc.) of chondrostean (paddlefish and
sturgeon) and teleostean (black crappie) fishes; development of paddlefish and sturgeon as
a food fish; reservoir ranching and polyculture; development of value-added products
(smoked products); milt cryopreservation; evaluation of organochlorines contamination.
Teach fish physiology to undergraduate and graduate students.
Current Research Projects
- Enhancing Farmers Income through Polyculture of Paddlefish with Catfish in the Southern
Region. USDA/SARE-ACE. This regional project is to evaluate the production of paddlefish
stocked with catfish in commercial ponds for enhancing fish farmers' incomes, and to
diversify fish products in the United States markets.
- The Production of All-Female Chondrosteans for Caviar Fish Farming. USDA 1890 Capacity
Building Grant. This project is focused on the optimization all-female production of
paddlefish and development of all-female shovelnose sturgeon using gynogenetic and
sex-reversal techniques in order to produce all-female stock for their roe as caviar.
- Monosex Production of Black Crappie. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife.
This project is to develop gynogenetic black crappie for monosex population for stocking
farm and urban ponds and recreation fee facilities.
- Contaminant Investigations of Paddlefish Health in the Mississippi River Basin. U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Infrastructure Development of Paddlefish Fingerlings for Kentucky and Aquaculture
on-site demonstration using recirculation system as a model, Kentucky Department of
Agriculture.
Support Staff
- Dr. Boris Gomelsky, Co-Investigator
- Richard J. Onders, Co-Investigator
- Mike Schardein, Graduate Research Assistant
Collaborators
- Dr. Lee Meyer, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Dr. William L. Shelton, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Dr. Jean-Claude (Jacky) Cosson, CNRS Station Marine,
Villefranche, France
- Dr. Otomar Linhart, Research Institute of Fish Culture and
Hydrobiology, Vodnany, Czech Republic
- Dr. Konrad Dabrowski, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Dr. Ron Phelps, Auburn University, AL
- Mrs. Jody Millar (Project Coordinator), U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Services, Rock Island, IL
- Dr. Deke Gunderson, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville,
IN
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| An adult paddlefish |
Paddlefish roe for caviar |
Reservoir ranching |
Harvesting from the reservoir |
Recent Publications
Gundersen, D.T., M.D. Krahling, J.J. Donosky, R.G. Cable and S.D. Mims.
1998. Polychlorinated biphenyls and chlordane in the gonads of paddlefish, Polyodon
spathula, from the Ohio River. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination Toxicology
61:650-657.
Brown, G.G. and S.D. Mims. 1999. Cryopreservation of paddlefish Polyodon
spathula milt. Journal of World Aquaculture Society 30:245-249.
Stech, L., O. Linhart, W.L. Shelton and S.D. Mims. 1999. Minimally
invasive surgical removal of ovulated eggs from paddlefish Polyodon spathula.
Aquaculture International 7:1-5.
Mims, S.D. and W. L. Shelton. 1999. Monosex culture of paddlefish and
shovelnose sturgeon. Pages 42-51 in D. Williamson, ed. Proceeding of the
Symposium on Harvest, Trade and Conservation of North American Paddlefish and Sturgeon.
Traffic North America, Washington D.C.
Gomelsky, B, S.D. Mims, R.J. Onders, W.L. Shelton, M.A. Gracia and K.
Dabrowski. in press. Induced gynogenesis in black crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus.
North American Journal of Aquaculture.
Fielder, S., P.M.. Hopkins, W.L. Shelton and S.D. Mims. in press.
Levels of circulating sex steroids in methyltestosterone-treated all-female paddlefish, Polyodon
spathula. General and Comparative Endocrinology.
Links to Other Sites
Master's Program in Aquaculture
World Aquaculture Society
Journal of Applied Aquaculture
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