Growth, Production and Economic Considerations for Commercial Production of Marketable Sizes of Spotted Babylon, Babylonia areolata, using a Pilot Abandoned Marine Shrimp Hatchery and Recirculating Culture System"

dc.contributor.authorChaitanawisuti, N.en
dc.contributor.authorKritsanapuntu, S.en
dc.contributor.authorSanthaweesuk, W.en
dc.contributor.editorSmith, Stephen Allenen
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-25T16:55:34Zen
dc.date.available2019-06-25T16:55:34Zen
dc.date.issued2009-06-01en
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to determine the feasibility for culture of spotted babylon juveniles (Babylonia areolata) to marketable sizes using an abandoned marine shrimp hatchery. It was reconstructed with a large-scale recirculating culture system of 4.0 x 24.5 x 0.4 m concrete rearing ponds. The growth, production and economic analysis for culture of spotted babylon was evaluated. The average growth rates of spotted babylon were 0.94 g / mo. Feed conversion ratio was 1.8 and the average final survival was 90.5%. At the end of the experiment, the average yield was 148 kg / pond. The total production for six rearing ponds was estimated at 884 kg. Based on the farm data, stocking data and harvest data used in this study, total cost per 6 month production cycle was $6,458.40 (USD). In 2007, at farm gate prices of $8.60/kg (USD) resulted in a gross return and net return per production cycle of $7,575.90 (USD) and $1,117.50 (USD), respectively. The benefit cost ratio (BCR) showed a positive profit (1.17) and a payback period of 5.7 production cycles. The present study indicated that the use of an abandoned marine shrimp hatchery reconstructed to include a recirculating culture system was economically attractive for culture of juvenile B. areolata to marketable sizes.en
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dc.identifier.citationChaitanawisuti, N., Kritsanapuntu, S. and Santhaweesuk, W., 2009. Growth, Production and Economic Considerations for Commercial Production of Marketable Sizes of Spotted Babylon, Babylonia areolata, using a Pilot Abandoned Marine Shrimp Hatchery and Recirculating Culture System\". International Journal of Recirculating Aquaculture, 10(1). DOI: http://doi.org/10.21061/ijra.v10i1.1335en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.21061/ijra.v10i1.1335en
dc.identifier.eissn2572-9160en
dc.identifier.issn1547-917Xen
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/90631en
dc.identifier.volume10en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCommercial Fish and Shellfish Technologies Program, Virginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCommercial Fish and Shellfish Technologies Program, Virginia Techen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSpotted Babylonen
dc.subjectRecirculating Aquacultureen
dc.titleGrowth, Production and Economic Considerations for Commercial Production of Marketable Sizes of Spotted Babylon, Babylonia areolata, using a Pilot Abandoned Marine Shrimp Hatchery and Recirculating Culture System"en
dc.title.serialInternational Journal of Recirculating Aquacultureen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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