Criteria for selecting the type of aquaculture project
How to choose the right aquaculture system? What determines your choice?
Aquaculture can be conducted profitably in a wide variety of conditions and environments. The choice of production system is affected by local conditions, such as water quality and water flow rate, site topography and climate.
For example, different pond types are used for different purposes:
- Large earthen ponds: Used in the USA for catfish, and in South East Asia for shrimp.
- Small concrete ponds: Used for tilapia in Israel, and for trout in Europe.
- Cages in open cold seas for salmon, in bays of warm seas for bream, and in irrigation reservoirs for tilapia.
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APT proposes the following criteria for the ideal aquaculture system. Your production system should be:
- Flexible, multipurpose production system.
- Minimal capital investment.
- Low operating costs.
- Located in serviceable areas, utilizing existing infrastructure.
- Environmentally friendly.
- Accessible to target markets.
- Full control of complete life cycle in captivity.
- Fast growth.
- Simple and inexpensive dietary requirements.
- Hardiness and resistance to diseases.
- Market acceptability.
- Availability of advanced and proven technology.
- Which production system to use?
- What production strategy to employ?
- What crop to produce?