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Sustainable Oceans and Coastal
Zones
1998 United Nations Year of the Oceans |
Major Shrimp Species Cultured
and Aquaculture Systems Developed. Status of Shrimp Aquaculture Worldwide.
| Management Aspect | Extensive | Semi-intensive | Intensive |
| Feed | Natural | Natural & Supplemental | Formulated High Protein |
| Water Management | Tidal | Tidal & Pumping | Pumping & Aeration |
| Pond Sizes (ha) | 2-20 | 1-5 | 0.1-1.0 |
| Stocking Densities (PLs/square meter) | 0.1-1 | 1-5 | 5- greater than 25 |
| Production (kg/ha/year) | 100-500 | 500-4,000 | 4,000- greater than 15,000 |
| Stocking & Yield Characteristics | Traditional | Extensive | Semi-Intensive | Intensive |
| Stocking
(PLs/ha) |
10,000 | 10-30,000 | 30-100,000 | 100-300,000 |
| Yield (tons/ha/year) | 0.1-0.5 | 0.6-1.5 | 2-6 | 7-15 |
| Development & First Year Operating Costs
(pesos/ha/year) |
252,000 | 350,000 | 628,000 | 1,645,000 |
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Comprehensive Books
Fast, A.W.
and L.J. Lester (eds). 1992. Marine Shrimp
Culture: Principles and Practices. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands. 866 pp.
Species
Bailey-Brock, J. and
S. Moss. 1992. Penaeid taxonomy, biology and zoogeography, p. 9-28. In:
A. Fast and J. Lester (eds.) Marine Shrimp Culture: Principles and Practices.
Elsevier, Amstedam.
Maturation & Hatchery Methods
Bray, W. and A. Lawrence. 1992. Reproduction of Penaeus in captivity, p. 93-170. A. Fast and J. Lester (eds.) Marine Shrimp Culture: Principles and Practices. Elsevier, Amstedam.
Menasveta, P., A.W. Fast, S. Piyatiratitivorakul and S. Rungsupa. 1991. An improved, closed seawater recirculation maturation system for giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon Fabricius). J. of Aquacultural Engineering 10:173-181.
Menasveta, P., S. Sangpradub, S. Piyatiratitivorkul and A.W. Fast. 1991. Gonadal maturation and spawning of giant tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon Fabricius) in Thailand related to broodstock size and source. pp. 245-246. In: P. Lavens, P. Sorgeloos, E. Jaspers and F. Ollevier (eds). Larvi '91, Proceedings of Symposium on Fish and Crustacean Larviculture, Gent, Belgium. Aug. 27-30, 1991.
Menasveta, P., S. Piyatiratitivorakul, S. Rungsupa, N. Moree and A.W. Fast. 1993. Gonadal maturation and reproductive performance of giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon Fabricius) from Adaman Sea and pond-reared sources in Thailand. Aquaculture 116:191-198.
Menasveta, P., S. Sangpradub, S. Piyatiratitivorakul and A.W. Fast. 1994. Effects of broodstock size and source on ovarian maturation and spawning of Penaeus monodon Fabricius from the Gulf of Thailand. J. World Aquaculture Society 25:41-49.
Menasveta, P., J. Choosuwan, S. Piyatiratitivorakul, A.W. Fast and T. Latscha. 1994. Effect of dietary astaxanthin on gonadal maturation and spawning of giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon Fabricius). In: Proceedings of Asian Fisheries Forum, Singapore, October 1992, 713-716 pp.
Piyatiratitivorakul, S., K. Sripirom, P. Menasveta and A.W. Fast. 1994. Effects of steroid hormones on ovarian development and molting of pond-reared giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon Fabricius). In:Proceedings of Asian Fisheries Forum, Singapore, October 1992, 928-931 pp.
Pratoomchat, B., S. Piyatiratitivorakul, P. Menasveta and A.W. Fast. 1993. Sperm quality and pond-reared and wild-caught Penaeus monodon Fabricius in Thailand. J. World Aquaculture Society 24:530-540.
Sangpradub, S., A.W. Fast, S. Piyatiratitivorakul and P. Menasveta. 1994. Effects of different feeding regimes on ovarian maturation and spawning of pond-reared giant tiger prawn in Thailand. Aquaculture International 2:49-58.
Systems
Carpenter, K.E., A.W. Fast, V.L. Corre, Jr., J. Woessner, and R.L. Janeo. 1986. The effects of water depth and circulation on the growth of Penaeus monodon in earthen ponds. pp. 21-24. In: J.L. McLean, L.B. Dizon and L.V. Hosillos (eds). The First Asian Fisheries Forum. Asian Fisheries Soc., Manila, Philippines.
Fast, A.W., Y.C. Shang, I.C. Liao and G.L. Rogers. 1990. Comparative economics of Taiwan-style intensive shrimp culture in Taiwan and Hawaii. J. Aquaculture in the Tropics 5: 89-99.
Fast, A.W. 1991.
Marine shrimp pond growout conditions and strategies: a review and prognosis.
Reviews in Aquatic Sciences 3:357-399
Fast, A.W. 1991. Development of appropriate and economically viable shrimp pond growout technology in the United States. pp. 197-240. In: P.F. DeLoach, W.J. Dougherty and M.A. Davidson (eds). Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Primavera, J. 1991. Intensive prawn farming in the Philippines: ecological,
social, and economics implications. Ambio 20: 28-33.