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.author | Chaitanawisuti, N. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Kritsanapuntu, S. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Santhaweesuk, W. | en |
dc.contributor.editor | Smith, Stephen Allen | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-25T16:55:34Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2019-06-25T16:55:34Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2009-06-01 | en |
dc.description.abstract | This 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 |
dc.format.extent | 19 pages | en |
dc.format.extent | 700.00 KB | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Chaitanawisuti, 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.v10i1.1335 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.21061/ijra.v10i1.1335 | en |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2572-9160 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1547-917X | en |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90631 | en |
dc.identifier.volume | 10 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Commercial Fish and Shellfish Technologies Program, Virginia Tech | en |
dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
dc.rights.holder | Commercial Fish and Shellfish Technologies Program, Virginia Tech | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
dc.subject | Spotted Babylon | en |
dc.subject | Recirculating Aquaculture | en |
dc.title | 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" | en |
dc.title.serial | International Journal of Recirculating Aquaculture | en |
dc.type | Article - Refereed | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
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