An Alternative Prawn Production Systems Design In Hawaii

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• Personal Author:
  Gibson, Richard T.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Sea Grant
• Sea Grant Program:
  HAWAU (Hawaii Sea Grant)
• Description:
  Freshwater prawn farming is a new and dynamic growth industry in Hawaii. Considerable progress has been made in hatching and rearing techniques since they were first introduced in 1965, yet there is still considerable room for improvement, especially for the grow-out system. The current "Anuenue" strategy is broken down to functional components and examined in detail through use of engineering economy methods. Areas with short-term potential for improvement are identified and an alternative approach utilizing a narrow canal pond design is recommended. There are various advantages of this alternative which result in a cost savings of 14.8 percent. The basic short-term improvement recommended is a pond design that permits mechanization of costly operations such as feeding, harvesting, and pond maintenance and the development of sophisticated management strategies aimed at increasing yields.
• Keywords:
  Shrimp culture
• Series:
  UNIHI-SEAGRANT-TR   77-05 ; HAES Journal Series Paper No. 2142  
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  HAWAU-T-77-001
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Funding:
  Grant no. 04-6-158-44026 ; Grant no. 04-6-158-44144
• Place as Subject:
  Hawaii
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:99b86d03ca09da6ea0b477de9018d3c91df2946fc2ea3846b9880b2a0e423705
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/39171/noaa_39171_DS1.pdf
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